; (B) identify barriers to improving the safety of interactions between automated vehicles and general road users; and (C) issue recommendations to improve the safety of interactions between automated vehicles and general road users, including, at a minimum— (i) technology advancements with the potential to facilitate safer interactions between automated vehicles and general road users given the safety considerations in paragraph (3); (ii) road user public awareness; and (iii) improvements to transportation planning and road design. (3) Considerations In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall take into consideration whether automated vehicles can safely operate within the surface transportation system, including— (A) the degree to which ordinary human behaviors make it difficult for an automated vehicle to safely, reliably predict human actions; (B) unique challenges for automated vehicles in urban and rural areas; (C) the degree to which an automated vehicle is capable of uniformly recognizing and responding to individuals with disabilities and individuals of different sizes, ages, races, and other varying characteristics; (D) for bicyclist and pedestrian road users— (i) the varying and non-standardized nature of bicyclist and pedestrian infrastructure in different locations; (ii) the close proximity to motor vehicles within which bicyclists often operate, including riding in unprotected bike lanes and crossing lanes to make a left turn, and the risk of such close proximity; and (iii) roadways that lack marked bicyclist infrastructure, particularly in midsized and rural areas, on which bicyclists often operate; and (E) depending on the level of automation of the vehicle, the degree to which human intervention remains necessary to safely operate an automated vehicle to ensure the safety of general road users in circumstances including— (i) dangerous weather; (ii) an electronic or system malfunction of the automated vehicle