DELAYS TO PEDESTRIANS CROSSING A ROAD

THE PEDESTRIAN'S DECISION PROCESSES IN USING SUBWAYS AND FOOTBRIDGES ARE DESCRIBED. CRITICAL ACCEPTANCE GAPS WERE CALCULATED BASED ON OBSERVATIONS OF PEDESTRIANS IN GROUPS, RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS. COMPUTER SIMULATION TECHNIQUES WERE USED TO DETERMINE AVERAGE PEDESTRIAN DELAYS. THE RESULTS SHOW RELATIONS BETWEEN THE CRITICAL ACCEPTANCE GAP, PEDESTRIAN VOLUME AND TRAFFIC VOLUME, AND SUGGEST THAT THE AVERAGE DELAY IS INSUFFICIENT TO PERSUADE PEDESTRIANS TO USE THE SUBWAY OR FOOTBRIDGE. IT IS PROPOSED THAT CONTINUOUS FOOTWAY SYSTEMS BE PROVIDED. /RRL/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00410683
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 13, No 3, PP 114-115, 3 FIG, 1 PHOT, 12 REF
• Authors:
  • Ashworth, R
• Publication Date: 1971-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crosswalks; Decision making; Pedestrians; Simulation; Traffic delays; Traffic volume
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222832
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 17 1972 12:00AM