Synthesis of safety research, pedestrians
Title:
Synthesis of safety research, pedestrians
Author:
Zegeer, Charles V.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration ; [Springfield, Va. : Available through the National Technical Information Service, 1991]
Physical Description:
viii, 102 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
General Note:
Cover title.
"August 1991."
"Publication no. FHWA-SA-91-034."
Contents:
Introduction -- Evolution of pedestrian accident problems -- Summary of pedestrian accident experience -- Times of accident occurrence -- Locations of pedestrian accidents -- Accident types and causal behavior -- Exposure-based hazard index -- Conflict analysis hazard formula -- Overview of accident countermeasures and safety programs -- Barriers to restrict pedestrian movements -- Crosswalks -- Signalization -- Signing -- Right-turn-on-red -- Innovative traffic control devices -- Pedestrian refuge areas -- Provisions for the handicapped pedestrian -- Bus stop location -- School trip safety -- Alternative signalization for school crossings -- Reflectorization applied to pedestrians -- One-way streets as a pedestrian accident countermeasure -- Pedestrian overpasses -- Motor vehicle restriction from pedestrian oriented space -- Sidewalks and pedestrian paths -- Educational considerations -- Enforcement and regulation considerations -- Summary and discussion -- Research references.
Abstract:
This synthesis provides information from past research on pedestrians, with a primary emphasis on pedestrian safety. The topics include characteristics of pedestrian accidents, conflict analyses and hazard formulas, pedestrian safety programs, and countermeasures related to engineering and education. Engineering measures discussed in this report include pedestrian barriers, crosswalks, signs, signals, right-turn-on-red, innovative traffic control devices, refuge islands, provisions for handicapped pedestrians, bus stop location, school trip safety, overpasses, sidewalks, and others. Information is also included on educational considerations and traffic enforcement and regulations related to pedestrians.
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