FACTORS AFFECTING THE USE OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS

THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE BEHAVIOR OF PEDESTRIANS CROSSING ROADS. SHOPS, SHOP WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE TAKEN AS SOURCES AND DESTINATIONS OF A VECTOR FIELD. A 16 MM CAMERA WAS USED TO RECORD PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS AT THREE LOCATIONS. THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT (1) SHOPS AT TRAFFIC TERMINALS DO NOT ATTRACT PEDESTRIANS GOING TO WORK, AND (2) THE USE OF A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING DEPENDS ON ITS LOCATION. /TRRL/

• Authors:
  • Rytilae, P
• Publication Date: 1973

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 62-74
• Serial:
  • Tielehti, Helsinki /Finland/
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Business districts; Crosswalks; Human characteristics; Location; Origin and destination; Pedestrians; Position fixing
• Old TRIS Terms: Pedestrian characteristics
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224737
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 24 1974 12:00AM