Measuring accident risk exposure for pedestrians in different micro-environments

Lassarre, Sylvain; Papadimitriou, Eleonora; Yannis, George; Golias, John

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2007.03.009

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“…Future research could also address the effect of age, gender, FOF and other relevant variables on other aspects of crossing behaviour, such as the choice of crossing location (i.e., where a pedestrian is more likely to cross) or their potential contribution to gap-acceptance theory (Hamed, 2001;Manuszac et al, 2005;Lassarre et al, 2007).…”

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Pedestrians’ behaviour in cross walks: The effects of fear of falling and age

Avineri

Shinar

Susilo

2012

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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“…Older people walk more slowly when crossing the road (Coffin and Morrall, 1995;Oxley et al, 1997). Thus, the time spent by the pedestrian at crossing a road (so-called "the time of exposure") increases with age and increases risk exposure (Lassarre et al, 2007).…”

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Pedestrians’ behaviour in cross walks: The effects of fear of falling and age

Avineri

Shinar

Susilo

2012

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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“…This has been the major focus of a number of pedestrian studies. For example, studies dealing with pedestrian safety, in both signalised and un-signalised intersections, have been carried out by Muraleetharan et al [21], King et al [3] and Guo et al [22]; pedestrian risk-taking behaviour [4,23,24], such as drunk pedestrians [25], distracted walking [26], illegal pedestrian crossing behaviour [3,26], across different age groups, such as child pedestrians [27] and college students [26]; modelling pedestrian behaviour [28]; and pedestrian safety factors [5]. However, traffic signals are effective only when traffic rules are enforced as intended.…”

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“…Crossing a road in a seamless manner is a crucial element that contributes to path continuity. However, certain operational-level design such as the long waiting time (red traffic signal phase) encourages risk-taking and illegal behaviour among pedestrians at crossings [4]. A survey conducted along Brisbane's street intersections confirmed that a high percentage of pedestrians exhibited illegal behaviour, such as 'crossing against the lights' and 'close to the lights' [3].…”

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Pedestrian Crossing Environments in an Emerging Chinese City: Vehicle Encountering, Seamless Walking, and Sensory Perception Perspectives

Kim¹,

Mateo-Babiano²

2018

Sustainability

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Abstract:While pedestrian crossings play a vital role in providing seamless mobility for pedestrians, they have also continually been spaces of negotiation, contestation, and conflicts between and among different users. Several evidences have shown that such conflict has always been costly, risky, and even fatal to pedestrians. This research aims to assess the pedestrian crossing from an operational perspective in one emerging Chinese city, Suzhou. To evaluate, this research has developed three indices associated with vehicle encountering (VE index), crossing time (CT index) and H-index which refers to audio-sensory perception or a count on the number of horns. This research used video and audio recordings on sample pedestrian crossings. Pedestrians encountered 1.16 vehicles on average when crossing at the sample roads. The average CT index was 1.19 signifying that pedestrians waited for 19% more than their seamless walking when there was no pedestrian crossing. The H index was 5.8 on average at peak time, meaning that there were 5.8 horns (Hs) from vehicles every one minute or approximately one H per every 10 s at a pedestrian crossing. The analysis of these three indices was strengthened by multilevel regression and multi-variable regression analyses. The paper concludes with insights on how the level of safety of inferior walking environments associated with ambiguous traffic rules, vehicle-prioritised traffic behaviours and passive roles of traffic police officers can be improved.

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“…Carter et al [1] developed a model based on behavioural data and opinions to estimate a pedestrian safety index related to crossings and intersections. Other existing models define a safety related index for a generic traffic environment: crossing difficulty [3,10], or level of service of pedestrian facilities [8], or "walkability" of pedestrian environment [2].…”

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A methodology to assess pedestrian crossing safety

Basile

Persia

Usami

2010

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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Purpose: The safety level of a pedestrian crossing is affected by infrastructure characteristics and vehicular and pedestrian traffic level. This paper presents a methodology that allows assessing the safety level of a pedestrian crossing, regulated or not by traffic light, in an urban area according to the features of the crossing. Methods: A hierarchical structure representing factors influencing crossing safety has been developed and the relative contributions of each factor were calculated using AHP method. A composite index for crossing safety and specific indexes for main aspects included in the assessment have been developed. Results: Main assessment aspects are: Spatial and Temporal Design, Day-time and Night-time Visibility and Accessibility. Night-time Visibility resulted to have the higher weight (about 41%). Conclusion: Developed indexes allow ranking of pedestrian crossings and assigning intervention priorities, highlighting the aspects which are to be enhanced. The methodology has been used for the evaluation of 215 pedestrian crossings in 17 European cities for the Pedestrian Crossing Assessment Project co-financed by FIA Foundation. © 2010 The Author(s)

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Measuring accident risk exposure for pedestrians in different micro-environments

Cited by 67 publications

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Pedestrians’ behaviour in cross walks: The effects of fear of falling and age

Pedestrians’ behaviour in cross walks: The effects of fear of falling and age

Pedestrian Crossing Environments in an Emerging Chinese City: Vehicle Encountering, Seamless Walking, and Sensory Perception Perspectives

A methodology to assess pedestrian crossing safety

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