A STUDY OF THE TRENDS IN PEDESTRIAN CASUALTIES ON AND NEAR ZEBRA CROSSINGS IN THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE

THE FOLLOWING POINTS ARE MADE: (1) THE GENERAL IMPRESSION IS THAT ZEBRA CROSSINGS FOR PEDESTRIANS REDUCED PEDESTRIAN CASUALTIES AT CROSSINGS BY 40%. (2) ALTHOUGH THE TREND OF PEDESTRIAN CASUALTIES ON AND NEAR ZEBRA CROSSINGS IS INCREASING, WHEN COMPARED WITH THE TOTAL PEDESTRIAN CASUALTIES THERE IS AN APPRECIABLE DECREASING TREND. (3) THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT DUE TO INCREASED TRAFFIC VOLUMES MORE PEDESTRIANS ARE TENDING TO CROSS ON THE ZEBRA INSTEAD OF CROSSING WITHIN 50 YARDS OF THEM. AND (4) THE RISK THAT PEDESTRIANS EXPOSE THEMSELVES TO WHEN CROSSING WITHIN 50 YARDS OF A ZEBRA IS 5 TIMES THAT FOR PEDESTRIANS CROSSING ON THE ZEBRA. IT IS THOUGHT THAT THIS IS A VERY RELEVANT POINT FOR ROAD SAFETY PROPAGANDA.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 36, 4 Pp, 4 TAB
• Corporate Authors:

  Technical Aspects Road Safety

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• Authors:
  • Weaver, T E
• Publication Date: 1968

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crosswalks; Fatalities; Hazards; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Prevention; Risk assessment; Safety; Safety equipment; Striping; Zebra crossings
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety features
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220578
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 5 1970 12:00AM