A Critical Review of Policies on Pedestrian Safety and a Case Study of New Zealand

Soathong, Ajjima; Wilson, Donald W.; Ranjitkar, Prakash; Chowdhury, Subeh

doi:10.3390/su11195274

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“…Selain itu kecelakaan di jalur pedestrian juga dapat dipengaruhi oleh kondisi cuaca atau silau dari lampu kendaraan, pelanggaran yang dilakukan oleh pejalan kaki, ataupun pelanggaran yang dilakukan oleh pengemudi [9]. Penelitian lain menyebutkan bahwa beberapa negara berhasil menjadikan jalur pedestrian sebagai area yang beresiko kecelakaan rendah, hal ini diwujudkan dengan memberikan perubahan dan perbaikan pada standar desain jalan, mengembangkan program pemantau kecepatan dan mengembangkan kendaraan yang lebih aman terutama bagi pengguna jalan yang rentan seperti para lansia dan orang berkebutuhan khusus [10].…”

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The Quality of Pedestrian Based on Pedestrian Environment Quality Index (PEQI) Standards in the Cultural Heritage Area of Tunjungan Street Surabaya

2022

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Tunjungan Street is one of the historical tourist destinations and one of the Cultural Conservation Areas in Surabaya. The use of pedestrian in Tunjungan Street is classified as high because it is a downtown area with various activities and its use as a pathway to access Cultural Conservation buildings. Many visitors use the pedestrian as an area to enjoy the Cultural Conservation building while walking along Jalan Tunjungan or as a photo point with the Cultural Heritage building in the background. This study aims to analyze the quality of pedestrian to determine the feasibility of infrastructure and pedestrians so that they can be an indicator of the completeness of pedestrian facilities in the Tunjungan Street Cultural Heritage Area. In this study, the problems that exist in the existing condition of the pedestrian path are investigated and studied regarding the quality of the pedestrian. The method used in this study was a quantitative method by assessing the quality of the pedestrian and scoring based on the Pedestrian Environmental Quality Index (PEQI) standard on both pedestrian sections of Jalan Tunjungan. This study indicates that the pedestrian in the Cultural Heritage Area of Jalan Tunjungan Surabaya meets the basic quality according to the calculation of the PEQI index with a total score of 60.77. This means that the pedestrian in the Cultural Heritage Area of Jalan Tunjungan Surabaya is suitable for use as a pedestrian that pays attention to the safety of road users for all. However, improving the quality of the pedestrian path to a reasonable rate will be better so that visitors can enjoy the pedestrian path facilities more appropriately and become the main attraction for visitors and become the pride of the people around the Cultural Conservation Area.

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The Quality of Pedestrian Based on Pedestrian Environment Quality Index (PEQI) Standards in the Cultural Heritage Area of Tunjungan Street Surabaya

2022

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“…The time of using a mobile phone averagely accounted for 7.03% of the trip time, while calling/voice message (14.46%) and texting (7.39%) made up 21.85% of the total usage time. It is now well established that using a mobile phone while driving will compromise driving performance and consequently increase crash risk, including talking and text messaging [11][12][13][14][15][16]. For instance, a number of previous studies have confirmed that communication behavior involving mobile phone use while driving significantly increases cognitive workload [13,17,18].…”

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“…As for young adults, among 18-24 year-olds, the figures were even more significant, meeting 51% and 70%, respectively [31]. In New Zealand, researchers stated that the rate of pedestrians who use digital devices (e.g., mobile phones, headphones) while crossing street is increasingly high, and such unsafe traffic behavior may divert the users' attention away from their primary task (i.e., crossing street) even at appropriate crossing facilities [16]. Additionally, it was found that pedestrians who were distracted by a cigarette, cell phone or music player accounted for 20% of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries caused by road users' attention being diverted [16].…”

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“…In New Zealand, researchers stated that the rate of pedestrians who use digital devices (e.g., mobile phones, headphones) while crossing street is increasingly high, and such unsafe traffic behavior may divert the users' attention away from their primary task (i.e., crossing street) even at appropriate crossing facilities [16]. Additionally, it was found that pedestrians who were distracted by a cigarette, cell phone or music player accounted for 20% of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries caused by road users' attention being diverted [16]. In Australia, Horberry et al [32] found that, on average (including eight city sites, a total of 4129 observations), 20% of pedestrians were using smart phones when crossing roads, headphone use (auditory only, 38%) and texting/interacting with the device (37%) were the most popular functions used by those distracted pedestrians.…”

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The Role of Social Networks in Mobile Phone Use among Pedestrians: A Pilot Study in China

Hou¹,

Cheng²

2021

Sustainability

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Pedestrian safety is alarming worldwide, and it is well validated that distracted walking/crossing involving mobile phone use would significantly compromise pedestrian safety. Some existing studies demonstrated that distracted pedestrians would spend more time to cross street, miss more safe opportunities to cross and pay less attention to the road environment, etc. As a result, they are more likely to be hit by an oncoming vehicle. Specifically, with respect to the distraction results from mobile phone use for communication in road user groups, previous research has examined the relationship between social networks and mobile phone use among drivers and motorcyclists. However, very little similar research was found in the field of pedestrian study. This study performed an online survey to investigate with whom pedestrians were most likely to communicate with while crossing street in a Chinese sample. The association between social networks and self-reported injury/ near miss event was also examined. To provide an insight into the difference in communication pattern between scenarios, the results were compared with the patterns while driving, motorcycling and the general patterns. Results indicate that pedestrians are most likely to communicate with friends (31.2%), followed by spouses (24.5%). Additionally, participants who frequently talk to parents/children have a greater likelihood of being involved in injury/ near miss events than those talk to the others. Compared with the prevalence of mobile phone use among drivers and motorcyclists reported in previous studies, mobile phone use is more prevalent among pedestrians, especially as they are more likely to communicate with colleagues. In sum, the results demonstrate that social networks play an important role in mobile phone use during street crossing, and pedestrians are more likely to communicate with people who are socially closest to them. The effect of social networks on mobile phone use (especially for communication) among pedestrians should be considered in the development of traffic safety countermeasures.

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“…These new users have to coexist with motorized traffic, and they all possess different decision and reaction times, capabilities, speeds, etc. To create safer environments for these dissimilar users, many road authorities have applied different road safety policies, such as speed reductions, traffic calming interventions, among others [4].…”

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Evaluating Pedestrians’ Safety on Urban Intersections: A Visibility Analysis

González-Gómez

Castro

2019

Sustainability

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Overall visibility plays a key role in the safety of pedestrians. Despite its importance, verifying the right provisioning of sufficient available sight distances among pedestrians and vulnerable road users (VRUs) is not a prevalent practice. On top of that, the pursuit for more sustainable modes of transportation has promoted the establishment of different shared mobility services which are prone to increase walking and, thus, the number of pedestrians and other VRUs in urban settings. With the intention of verifying how car-centered designs perform for non-motorized users, a 3D procedure that evaluates the visibility of pedestrians and other users is presented and applied to specific cases in Madrid, Spain. The proposed solution employs virtual trajectories of pedestrians with mobility impairments and without them, cyclists, and personal transportation device riders. Their visibility was assessed around the functional area of urban intersections, including zones where possible jaywalking practices might occur. The evaluation was performed three-dimensionally, making use of LiDAR data, GIS tools, and 3D objects. Results show the impact of street furniture location on visibility, the distinctive influence of vegetation on the lines of sight of each observer, and how design parameters that were intended to improve motorized traffic could affect VRU.

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A Critical Review of Policies on Pedestrian Safety and a Case Study of New Zealand

Cited by 16 publications

References 21 publications

The Quality of Pedestrian Based on Pedestrian Environment Quality Index (PEQI) Standards in the Cultural Heritage Area of Tunjungan Street Surabaya

The Quality of Pedestrian Based on Pedestrian Environment Quality Index (PEQI) Standards in the Cultural Heritage Area of Tunjungan Street Surabaya

The Role of Social Networks in Mobile Phone Use among Pedestrians: A Pilot Study in China

Evaluating Pedestrians’ Safety on Urban Intersections: A Visibility Analysis

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