MID-BLOCK PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS - AN EXAMINATION OF DELAY

This paper examines the delay to pedestrians and to vehicle occupants at mid-block crossings. The objective is to provide a basis for examining suitable warrant provisions for different types of crossing facility. Three cases are examined, namely no crossing, a zebra crossing and a pelican signalised crossing. These facilities are analysed and compared for a range of pedestrian and vehicle flow rates on two and four lane roadways. The analysis of delay includes an allowance for vehicles stopping and the relative value of vehicle occupant time to pedestrian time. These chosen values are shown to critically affect the results. Choosing appropriate values is largely a matter of policy. The paper also concludes that Australian and New Zealand authorities have effectively placed quite different relative values on vehicle occupant delay and pedestrian delay when considering the minimum flow warrant provision for zebra crossings. The number of the covering abstract for the conference is TRIS No. 393385. (Author/TRRL)

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    • This paper was presented during the 12th Australian Road Research Board Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, 27-31 August 1984.
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    Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
  • Authors:
    • DUNN, RCM
    • Pretty, R L
  • Publication Date: 1984

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  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: p. 118-127
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  • Accession Number: 00393449
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: ARRB
  • Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
  • Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM