Identification of Pedestrian Risk Factors Using Negative Binomial Model

Enhancing pedestrian perceived safety through walking environment modification considering traffic and walking infrastructure

“…The physical factors that affect pedestrian safety have been amply researched. Mukherjee and Mitra ( 5 ) statistically proved the following to be the leading causes of pedestrian deaths from traffic accidents: the approaching speed of vehicles, vehicular traffic and pedestrian volume at intersections and their interaction, disorderly movement of traffic, presence of a specific land-use type, inefficient planning and design, a wide carriageway, footpath encroachment, and restricted visibility. Yin and Zhang ( 6 ) also identified a relationship between pedestrian safety and built environment variables, such as intersection density.…”

Stubborn aerosol: why particulate mass concentrations do not drop during the wet season in Metro Manila, Philippines

“…Deteriorating air quality, poor infrastructure, and worsening traffic are problems faced by megacities globally 27 such as Lagos, 28 Malaysia, 29 Jakarta, 30 Beijing, 31 and Kolkata. 32 Seasonal meteorology over several Asian megacities is inuenced by the Asian monsoon. 33 For example, Chennai experiences a two-phase seasonal cycle of wet and dry seasons, has relatively consistent PM levels between seasons, and shows a clear weekday PM enhancements 34 indicative of dominant urban emissions, similar to Metro Manila.…”

Investigating the fatal pedestrian crash occurrence in urban setup in a developing country using multiple-risk source model

“…Besides traffic parameters, built environment and road geometry play an important role in pedestrian safety ( Mukherjee and Mitra, 2020a , Mukherjee and Mitra, 2020b , Mukherjee and Mitra, 2020c , Mukherjee and Mitra, 2020d , Priyadarshini and Mitra, 2018 , Corazza et al, 2016 , Rankavat and Tiwari, 2015 ). Inefficient design of road network ( Boarnet et al, 2005 ), the presence of on-street parking ( Agran et al, 1996 ), lack of sight distance ( Mukherjee and Mitra, 2020d , Mukherjee and Mitra, 2020e , Mukherjee and Mitra, 2019a , Mukherjee and Mitra, 2019b ), the presence of wider at grade crossing ( Mukherjee and Mitra, 2020f , Priyadarshini and Mitra, 2018 ), and lack of visibility during the night-time ( Loukaitou-Sideris et al, 2007 ) increase the likelihood of pedestrian crash occurrence. The vehicular speed is also recognized as an important factor influencing crash frequency as well as crash severity ( Mukherjee and Mitra, 2020a , Kong and Yang, 2010 , Rosén and Sander, 2009 , Gårder, 2004 ).…”