Proceedings of the 2021 Australasian Road Safety Conference - Melbourne

Grzebieta, Raphael

doi:10.33492/arsc-2021

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“…Moreover, the study found that the risk of serious injury is higher for pedestrians and cyclists who are aged over 65 years [6]. An additional research effort tried to assess the risk of injury or fatality resulting from pedestrian-bicycle collisions; the findings indicate that the probability of death is negligible, while the likelihood of injury is as infrequent as the probability of death in a plane crash [7].…”

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Pedestrian Crossings as a Means of Reducing Conflicts between Cyclists and Pedestrians in Shared Spaces

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One significant and simultaneously interesting problem in urban mobility has to do with the study of shared spaces where various categories of users coexist and act together. This paper aims to examine the behavior and preferences of pedestrians and cyclists, who both coexist in a shared space infrastructure along the seafront (which has a length of around 4.0 km) of the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. Furthermore, the problems caused by the coexistence, such as at the locations where there are pedestrian crossings on the bicycle lane, are recorded and evaluated. Traffic calming measures aimed at improving the existing situation in terms of safety and comfort for both pedestrians and cyclists are also explored. Data were collected through a web-based questionnaire survey, which was distributed via email to students and employees of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. A total of 1194 questionnaires were collected in the framework of the survey during the year 2021, including responses from both pedestrians and cyclists. The questionnaires were analyzed through the use of descriptive and inferential statistics; the latter method suggested several significant differences in how each group of users (pedestrians or cyclists) perceived their behavior compared with the other. Latent variable and path models were estimated to investigate the behavior and attitude of users towards the crossings, examined as a function of their perception towards the other group; perception about the benefits of the infrastructure; preference for additional interventions; and overall opinion about the quality of the shared space area. The results suggest that forms of aggressive behavior, preference towards using the crossings, and the perceived safety are affected by the aforementioned factors. The results of this study can inform decision takers and decision makers in the area of land use regarding policy recommendations for facilitating interactions between pedestrians and cyclists in shared spaces.

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Pedestrian Crossings as a Means of Reducing Conflicts between Cyclists and Pedestrians in Shared Spaces

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“…Their statistical analysis leads to the conclusion that the risk of injury is higher for cyclists who collide with a motor vehicle, but collisions between pedestrians and bicycles can also lead to serious injuries, while the risk of serious injury is higher for pedestrians and cyclists aged over 65 years [7]. The same research team, a year later, published a study aimed at quantifying the risk of injury or death from pedestrian-bicycle collisions and concluded that the probability of death is almost zero, while the probability of injury is as rare as the probability of death in a plane crash [8]. A more recent study in Australia, specifically in Melbourne, focuses on pedestrian injuries due to collisions with bicycles, finding that, from 2006 to 2016, there was no increase and that the frequency of these injuries is extremely low, especially compared to the frequency of pedestrian injuries from a collision with a motor vehicle [9].…”

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Pedestrians-Cyclists Shared Spaces Level of Service: Comparison of Methodologies and Critical Discussion

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Pedestrians–cyclists shared spaces, sidewalks and streets are now a commonly implemented urban design solution in many cities, due to the willingness to promote sustainable mobility and the non-availability of public space. The proper design and management of these infrastructures requires an accurate evaluation of their performance. The most dominant evaluation metric is the level of service (LOS) and various methodologies have been proposed in the literature for its assessment in infrastructures that are being used by pedestrians, cyclists or by both of these two types of users. The present paper gathers and presents various methodologies, and it applies some of them on two pedestrians-cyclists shared spaces in a medium-sized city in Greece. The outcomes of the methodologies are being compared both among themselves and in relation to the opinions of the users, who participated in a questionnaire survey. The review of the literature, along with the application of some of the methodologies, leads to a fruitful discussion, which sets the groundwork for future research in the field of LOS and it also assists practitioners in selecting the appropriate methodologies for the assessment of pedestrian–cyclists shared spaces.

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Proceedings of the 2021 Australasian Road Safety Conference - Melbourne

Cited by 2 publications

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Pedestrian Crossings as a Means of Reducing Conflicts between Cyclists and Pedestrians in Shared Spaces

Pedestrian Crossings as a Means of Reducing Conflicts between Cyclists and Pedestrians in Shared Spaces

Pedestrians-Cyclists Shared Spaces Level of Service: Comparison of Methodologies and Critical Discussion

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