BEHAVIOUR AND EXPERIENCE OF DRIVERS ON THE APPROACH TO ZEBRA CROSSINGS

VERHALTEN UND ERLEBEN VON KRAFTFAHRERN BEI DER ANNAEHERUNG AN ZEBRASTREIFEN

THE STUDY IS CONCERNED WITH THE BEHAVIOUR OF DRIVERS APPROACHING ZEBRA CROSSINGS(MARKED PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AREAS WITHOUT TRAFFIC SIGNALS),AND WITH THE MOTIVES AND EXPERIENCE WHICH EXPLAIN VARIOUS TYPES OF BEHAVIOUR. TWO CORRESPONDING STUDY TECHNIQUES ARE BEING USED: PSYCHOLOGICAL IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE ROAD.THE INTERVIEWS PROVIDE DATA ON THE VARIOUS REACTIONS OF THE DRIVERS WHEN CONFRONTED WITH THE ZEBRA CROSSING AND THESE VARY WITH THE MOMENTARY PSYCHIC ATTITUDE OF THE DRIVER,FEATURES OF THE PEDESTRIAN,AND LOCAL,STRUCTURAL AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CONDITIONS.THESE DATA HAVE TO BE TESTED FOR RELEVANCE IN THE OBSERVATIONS, THE AIM OF THE STUDY IS FIRSTLY TO DERIVE CRITERIA WHICH CAN DETERMINE THE LIMITS OF USE OF ZEBRA CROSSINGS FOR MAKING PEDESTRIANS SAFE AND,SECONDLY,CRITERIA FOR EFFECTIVE ROAD USER EDUCATION. THE BAST RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED"BEHAVIOUR AND EXPERIENCE OF PEDESTRIANS ON ZEBRA CROSSINGS"(IRRD NO.700862)IS BEING CARRIED OUT JOINTLY WITH THIS PROJECT.

    Language

    • German

    Project

    • Status: Completed
    • Contract Numbers:

      ITRD 7324

    • Sponsor Organizations:

      BUNDESANSTALT FUER STRASSENWESEN (FEDERAL HIGHWAY RESEARCH INSTITUTE)

      BRUEHLER STR. 1, POSTFACH 510530
      KOELN,     D-5000
    • Project Managers:

      UTZELMANN, H

      SPOERER, E

    • Performing Organizations:

      FORSCHUNGSGEMEINSCHAFT"DER MENSCH IM VERKEHR"E.V. (RESEARCH ASSOCIATION"DERMENSCH IM VERKEHR")

      DURENER STR.140
      KOELN,   Germany  D-5000
    • Start Date: 19740300
    • Expected Completion Date: 0
    • Actual Completion Date: 19750900
    • Source Data: ITRD D700863

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    Filing Info

    • Accession Number: 01304303
    • Record Type: Research project
    • Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
    • Contract Numbers: ITRD 7324
    • Files: ITRD
    • Created Date: Nov 21 2010 9:51AM