A comparison of pedestrian safety in Great Britain when crossing the road at signal controlled crossings at midblock and at junctions

The comparisons of pedestrian casualty frequency at Pelican crossings and at signal controlled junctions confirms previous evidence that the risk to a pedestrian crossing the road is, typically, substantially lower at the arm of a signal controlled junction than at a Pelican crossing. The reasons for the difference are not known. These differences in risk could, of course, have substantial implications for the provision and operation of signal controlled pedestrian crossings in Great Britain. In this paper the operation of each type of facility is briefly described and further evidence on pedestrian casualty rates is assembled and reviewed.

• Authors:
  • Hunt, J
• Conference:
  • Traffic Safety on Two Continents, 1999, Malmoe, Sweden
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 71-87
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Conference Traffic Safety on Two Continents: Malmoe, Sweden, September 20-22, 1999: Part 5: Vulnerable road users
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 13A, Part 5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Highway safety; Intersections; Midblock crossings; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrians; Traffic signals
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ATRI Terms: Crash analysis; Crossing the road; Intersection; Mid block; Pedestrian; Road safety; Traffic signal
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01394989
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 23 2012 12:11PM