PROTECTION AND CONTROL OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC
THE AUTHOR INVESTIGATES PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR, GIVES PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT DATA FROM STUDIES CONDUCTED IN THE USA, AND OUTLINES METHODS OF ENSURING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF FOOTWAYS, CROSSWALKS AND PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS, IMPROVING TRAFFIC SIGNALS FOR PEDESTRIANS, PEDESTRIAN ISLANDS, LIGHTING AT INTERSECTIONS, PEDESTRIAN BARRIERS, SUBWAYS AND OVERPASSES, AND TOWN PLANNING. THE ADOPTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF PEDESTRIAN REGULATIONS ARE DISCUSSED TOGETHER WITH THE NEED FOR PEDESTRIAN EDUCATION. A PARAGRAPH DEALS WITH CONDITIONS PREVAILING IN CEYLON. /TRRL/
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Corporate Authors:
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS, SRI LANKA
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA:
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Authors:
- Seneviratne, JRV
- Publication Date: 1971
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 31-47
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Serial:
- Volume: 1
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash rates; Crosswalks; Footbridges; Highway safety; Traffic signals
- Old TRIS Terms: Safety zone
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00224681
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: R&d Rept
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 16 1974 12:00AM