A methodology to assess pedestrian crossing safety

Basile, Olga; Persia, Luca; Usami, Davide Shingo

doi:10.1007/s12544-010-0036-z

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“…In fact, people in the urban area would like to make on foot, and then to adapt the road system to create a network of safe and attractive routes for them (Basile et al [25]; Dommes et al [26]; Saidul Islam et al [27]). …”

Section: The Road Accidents Involving Urban Goods Vehicles and Pedestmentioning

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From the analysis of European accident data to safety assessment for planning: the role of good vehicles in urban area

Russo

Comi

2017

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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Purpose Within the field of goods vehicles mobility, the paper points out the road safety that has impacts on both social and economic sustainability spheres. The contribution of goods vehicles is investigated and the results obtained for the larger European countries are discussed. Methods The used methodology is statistic-descriptive, extracting from a large available database successive and more in-depth information. Starting from aggregated (at national level) data for accidents involving goods vehicles in urban area, the paper evidences the urban junctions as the main critical situation for accidents. Results One of the main findings is that urban goods vehicle accidents received little attention, but being an important segment of urban mobility, much remains to do for reaching the zero-accident EU goal by 2050 in this segment. Conclusions The paper, in the context of European urban planning, finalises the analysis results, reviewing the main methods to assess road accidents, and linking mobility simulation and safety simulation models. The findings of this study can represent the base for developing successful city plan. In fact, paper provides some indications to researchers and city planners for identifying which are the main factors to be investigated and monitored for improving urban road safety.

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Section: The Road Accidents Involving Urban Goods Vehicles and Pedestmentioning

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“…An application of such an index is provided by Basile et al [25], which index was used for evaluating and ranking more than 200 junctions in 17 European cities.…”

Section: The Road Accidents Involving Urban Goods Vehicles and Pedestmentioning

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From the analysis of European accident data to safety assessment for planning: the role of good vehicles in urban area

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Comi

2017

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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“…Sisiopiku and Akin [21] studied the pedestrian perceptions of various signalised and un-signalised intersections and suggested that the distance of the crosswalk to the desired destinations is the most influential factor in making a decision to cross. Basile et al [22] used the AHP method to assess the safety level of pedestrians at regulated and not regulated crossings: a composite indicator for crossing safety, together with some other specific indicators included in the assessment allowed to rank the crossings on the basis of their spatial characteristics and to suggest the priority of interventions by highlighting the issues that need to be addressed. The absence of pedestrian refuge islands, improper traffic light timing, on-street car parking obstructing the visibility, and accessibility problems due to obstacles along the pedestrian crossing, emerged as the most influential factors for pedestrian safety.…”

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Walkability and Street Intersections in Rural-Urban Fringes: A Decision Aiding Evaluation Procedure

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Abstract:We propose a decision-aiding evaluation procedure (i) for classifying road crossings based on their impact on walkability and, subsequently, (ii) for prioritising street improvements, in urban-rural fringe areas. In the peripheral urban-rural fringes, pedestrian mobility is usually less developed and people generally depend more on cars for their everyday chores. Partly this is inevitable given the structural features and supply of services and activities in such areas, but part is due to a frequent neglect of pedestrian mobility in planning and urban design. Measures to improve this state of affairs can include the design of more pedestrian-friendly environments offering to potential users a greater level of security, comfort and convenience when walking to their designated destinations. Our evaluation procedure combines a walkability assessment methodology with the ELECTRE TRI rating procedure, in order to assist planners and decision makers in designing physical streets to enhance the continuity, safety and quality of pedestrian paths. Improving the walking accessibility in the fringe areas of towns is a way to reduce the physical and perceptual distance which separates these contexts from the rest of the city, thus leading to a progressive integration of urban functions.

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“…Pedestrian level of service measures and assessments (PLOS) represent the field of studies that deals more deeply with the factors of the built environment responsible of the hindering effect of road intersections on pedestrian accessibility. PLOS introduced by Fruin [11] and later internalized by TRB's HCM [12] is a measure of the operational quality of pedestrian facilities based on finegrained analysis of physical space and traffic flows. Researchers broadly employed this method for enrich the set of factors affecting pedestrian behavior both along sidewalks and at crossings.…”

Section: Incorporation Of the Qualities Of Road Intersections In Walkmentioning

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Walking across rural-urban fringe: the hindering effect of intersections

Blečić¹,

Congiu²,

Canu³

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The study investigates the influence of road intersections on pedestrian accessibility in urban-rural fringe areas. An evaluation method to support planners and decision makers in the classification of crossing areas according to their effect on walking and in the prioritization of improvement interventions is proposed. In these peripheral parts of towns, pedestrians are almost ignored and people depend on car use for any necessity. Initiatives to improve livability can include the design of walkable friendly environments aiming at offering potential users good levels of security, comfort and convenience when walking to destinations. These spatial requirements have to be provided along road segments and even more on crossing areas which represent sensitive points of the entire connection system with a hindering influence on people's propensity to walk. Starting with spatial basic interventions aiming at enhancing the continuity, safety and quality of pedestrian paths it is possible to reduce the physical and perceptual distance which separates fringe contexts from the rest of the city leading to a progressive integration of urban functions.

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A methodology to assess pedestrian crossing safety

Cited by 44 publications

References 9 publications

From the analysis of European accident data to safety assessment for planning: the role of good vehicles in urban area

From the analysis of European accident data to safety assessment for planning: the role of good vehicles in urban area

Walkability and Street Intersections in Rural-Urban Fringes: A Decision Aiding Evaluation Procedure

Walking across rural-urban fringe: the hindering effect of intersections

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