Traffic signal phasing at intersections to improve safety for alcohol-affected pedestrians

Lenné, Michael G.; Corben, Bruce; Stephan, Karen

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2006.11.006

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“…Results of a study by Lenné et al . [ 38 ] suggest that modifying traffic signals at high-risk times (late evening and early morning) could help reduce injury in this group. Specifically, if traffic signals in areas of high alcohol establishment density were set to 'dwell-on-red' in all directions when no vehicles were present, then the average speed of vehicles would drop, thus creating a safer pedestrian environment.…”

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Pedestrian injury and the built environment: an environmental scan of hotspots

et al. 2009

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Background: Pedestrian injury frequently results in devastating and costly injuries and accounts for 11% of all road user fatalities. In the United States in 2006 there were 4,784 fatalities and 61,000 injuries from pedestrian injury, and in 2007 there were 4,654 fatalities and 70,000 injuries. In Canada, injury is the leading cause of death for those under 45 years of age and the fourth most common cause of death for all ages Traumatic pedestrian injury results in nearly 4000 hospitalizations in Canada annually. These injuries result from the interplay of modifiable environmental factors. The objective of this study was to determine links between the built environment and pedestrian injury hotspots in Vancouver.

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Pedestrian injury and the built environment: an environmental scan of hotspots

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“…Developing countermeasures that effectively reduce drink walking is somewhat problematic given the potentially high cost and that few practical deterrents are possible. Attention has focussed primarily on changes to infrastructure to provide safer roads and passageways (e.g., a reduction in speed limits around licensed venues), and increasing driver awareness of intoxicated pedestrians who may be walking on or alongside roadways or crossing roads (e.g., Cairney and Coutts, 2003;Hutchinson et al, 2010a;Lenné et al, 2007). Few countermeasures address the behaviour of drink walking at an individual level although it has been suggested recently that legislative sanctions specifying a maximum BAC for alcohol consumption by pedestrians in a public place, including drink walking, (similar to sanctions for drink driving) be imposed (Hawks, 2006;Hutchinson et al, 2010a;Hutchinson et al, 2010b).…”

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Does it matter whether friends, parents, or peers drink walk? Identifying which normative influences predict young pedestrian’s decisions to walk while intoxicated

Gannon

Rosta

Reeve

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Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviou

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Drink walking, that is walking in a public place while intoxicated, is associated with increased risk of injury and fatality. Young people and males are especially prone to engaging in this behaviour, yet little is known about the factors associated with individual's decisions to drink walk. The present research explores the role of different normative influences (friendship group norm, parent group norm, university peer group norm) and perceived risk, within an extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB) framework, in predicting young people's selfreported drink walking intentions. One hundred and eighteen young people (aged 17-25 years) completed a survey including sociodemographic measures and extended TPB measures related to drink walking. Overall the extended TPB explained 72.8% of the variance in young people's intentions to drink walk in the next six months with attitude, perceived behavioural control, friendship group norm, and gender (male) emerging as significant predictors. Males, as compared with females, had higher intentions to drink walk and lower perceptions of risk regarding drink walking. Together, these findings provide a clearer indication of the salient normative influences and gender differences in young pedestrian's decisions to walk while intoxicated. Such findings can be used to inform future interventions designed to reduce injuries and fatalities associated with drink walking.

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“….15mg/ml) heightens one's risk of being fatally injured in a crash, arguably, to the extent that the risk of (any) injury increases when one is intoxicated even at lower BAC levels (King et al, 2009;Lang et al, 2003;Lenne, Corben, and Stephan, 2007), the current definition, with the objectivity it offers, is warranted.…”

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The influence of conformity and group identity on drink walking intentions: Comparing intentions to drink walk across risky pedestrian crossing scenarios

McGhie

Lewis

Hyde

2012

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Despite the dangers associated with drink walking, limited research is currently available regarding the factors which influence individuals to engage in this risky behaviour. This study examined the influence of psychosocial factors upon individuals' intentions to drink walk across four experimental scenarios (and a control condition). Specifically, a 2×2 repeated measures design was utilised in which all of the scenarios incorporated a risky pedestrian crossing situation (i.e., a pedestrian crossing against a red man signal) but differed according to the level of group identity (i.e., low/strangers and high/friends) and conformity (low and high). Individuals were assessed for their intentions to drink walk within each of these different scenarios. Undergraduate students (N=151), aged 17-30 years, completed a questionnaire. Overall, most of the study's hypotheses were supported with individuals reporting the highest intentions to drink walk when in the presence of friends (i.e., high group identity) and their friends were said to be also crossing against the red man signal (i.e., high conformity). The findings may have significant implications for the design of countermeasures to reduce drink walking. For instance, the current findings would suggest that potentially effective strategies may be to promote resilience to peer influence as well as highlight the negative consequences associated with following the behaviour of other intoxicated pedestrians who are crossing against a red signal.

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Traffic signal phasing at intersections to improve safety for alcohol-affected pedestrians

Cited by 20 publications

References 17 publications

Pedestrian injury and the built environment: an environmental scan of hotspots

Pedestrian injury and the built environment: an environmental scan of hotspots

Does it matter whether friends, parents, or peers drink walk? Identifying which normative influences predict young pedestrian’s decisions to walk while intoxicated

The influence of conformity and group identity on drink walking intentions: Comparing intentions to drink walk across risky pedestrian crossing scenarios

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