This graduation thesis deals with the benefits and the suitability of paved shoulders on Slovenian rural
roads. Paved shoulders are made with paving the part of the shoulder, in order to obtain a smooth and
flat running surface, which is primarily used for recreational road cyclists. At the same time classic
edge line is replaced by edge line rumble strip/stripe, whose characteristics and impact of the use of
the road-safety point of view and in terms of impact on ride comfort of cyclists are given in the fourth
chapter. I considered the regulations and recommendations of the designed bike areas in Slovenia and
elsewhere in the world, where paved shoulders already exist. Then a Bicycle Compatibility Index
method to determine the level of service on rural roads, and the effect of individual parameters on the
bicycle level of service is presented. I first analyzed some examples of existing approximations of
bake lanes on paved shoulders and then did the calculations for each of them separately, using the BCI
method. After that an analysis of the results and measures to improve the current level of service with
regard to road safety, which is directly related to the level of service were made. At the end of the
thesis there is a short chapter on the implementation of paved shoulders at the intersections, followed
by a chapter about maintenance of paved shoulders and rumble strips/stripes.
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