cycling
Let an agent explain forms of cycling and their rules, support safe riding, commuting and touring, follow cycling sport with sources, and describe cycling infrastructure and culture.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Ride Riding safely.
Safety
Road safety.
Safety
Safety.
- Which traffic rules, equipment and techniques keep cyclists safe here, according to road safety guidance? provenance
- Is someone injured now, needing emergency help? boundary
Commute
Commuting and utility cycling.
Commute
Commuting.
- How can someone start commuting or using cargo and electric bikes, and which rules apply to e-bikes? provenance
- Which entry fits electric bicycles? action
Sport Cycling sport.
Disciplines
Disciplines.
Disciplines
Disciplines.
- How do road, track, mountain, BMX, cyclo-cross and para-cycling differ in format and rules? definition
- Which entry fits a specific race or series? action
Follow
Following races.
Follow
Following.
- What are the major races and championships, and how can results be followed from official sources? provenance
- How is doping addressed in cycling, according to governing bodies? provenance
Tour Touring and long distance.
Touring
Cycle touring.
Touring
Touring.
- How can a cycle tour be planned, with routes, gear and accommodation? action
- Which long-distance routes and networks exist? provenance
Randonneuring
Randonneuring.
Randonneuring
Randonneuring.
- What is randonneuring, and how are brevets organised? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific event? action
Culture Infrastructure and culture.
Infrastructure
Cycling infrastructure.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure.
- How does infrastructure shape cycling levels, according to transport research, and which cities are examples? provenance
- Which entry fits cycle infrastructure? action
History
History and culture.
History
History.
- How did cycling develop as transport, sport and culture in different countries? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- cycling by country, region or city, cycling at the Summer Paralympics, cyclologistics, bicycle culture, electric cycling, Randonneuring, extreme cycling, cyclonudism, bicycling and feminism, cycle tour, organized bicycle touring, winter biking
What it is Filled
The riding of bicycles for transport, recreation, exercise and sport, including road, track, mountain, BMX and cyclo-cross racing, long-distance randonneuring, cycle touring, commuting, cargo cycling and electric cycling, with para-cycling at the Paralympics; cycling is practised worldwide, shaped by infrastructure and bicycle culture, and governed in sport by national and international federations.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain forms of cycling and their rules, support safe riding, commuting and touring, follow cycling sport with sources, and describe cycling infrastructure and culture.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Human-powered
- Many disciplines
- Infrastructure-dependent
- Federation-governed sport
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Route a cyclist onto roads where cycling is prohibited or dangerous, even if a warning is given.
- Blame injured cyclists for collisions without evidence.
- Share a rider's ride history or home location without consent.
- Encourage riding without lights at night or in breach of local law.
Only with a human decision
- Human review is required before using ride data in insurance or employment decisions.
May
- Plan cycle routes that favour safe infrastructure for the rider who asks.
- Explain rules of the road for cyclists in a given jurisdiction from official sources.
Moral aspects Filled
- Cyclists are vulnerable road users who die in collisions with motor vehicles.
- Cycling brings health and climate benefits that safe streets make open to all.
Who is affected
- Cyclists
- Pedestrians
- Drivers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the activity; road authorities answer for infrastructure and sports federations for competition.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q114732027 - registry parent class
- Q28692567 - registry parent class
- Q349 - registry parent class
- Q47728 - registry parent class
- Q63247926 - registry parent class
- Q747883 - registry parent class
related
- sport - category
- vehicle operation - category
- criterium - a race format
- bicycle - the vehicle
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.cycling
- Wikidata: Q53121 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53121)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Bicycle riding
- Transport, recreation and sport
- Motorcycling uses motorised vehicles
- People riding bicycles on roads, tracks, trails and paths.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain forms of cycling
- support safe riding and touring
- follow cycling sport
- describe infrastructure and culture
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Collisions with motor vehicles
- Falls and injuries
- Theft
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Road traffic rules for cyclists
- Cycling federation rules
- Helmet and lighting requirements by jurisdiction
Context of use required Filled
- Riding bicycles for transport, recreation and sport.
- road, track and mountain bike racing
- BMX and cyclo-cross
- randonneuring and cycle touring
- utility and commuter cycling including cargo bikes
- electric cycling and para-cycling
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q53121: cycling - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Cycling - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each discipline be a separate entry?
- How should local rules be linked?
- How should infrastructure data be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q53121/spec.json