Exploring safety impacts of pedestrian-crossing configurations at signalized junctions on urban roads with public transport routes

This study explored the impacts of pedestrian-crossing configurations and other design features, on accident occurrences at signalized junctions situated on central public transport routes (PTRs) of urban arterials. Statistical tests and negative-binomial regression models were applied to identify factors affecting accidents and to examine accident numbers of the PTR junctions as opposed to comparison-sites. At the PTR junctions, a consistent impact of pedestrian-crossing configurations on accidents was found, where a gradated-crossing with mixed-shifting is the least safe. Four-legged junctions tend to higher accident numbers relative to the three-legged junctions. PTR junctions are characterized by higher accident numbers, related to comparison-sites, when controlling for other design characteristics. The study findings may assist in selecting preferable design solutions while planning PTR.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2017.1310740
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Gitelman, Victoria
  • Carmel, Roby
  • Doveh, Etti
  • Hakkert, Shalom
• Publication Date: 2018-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 31-40
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1745-7300
  • EISSN: 1745-7319
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/nics20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crosswalks; High risk locations; Pedestrian movement; Public transit; Regression analysis; Routes; Signalized intersections; Statistical analysis; Traffic safety; Urban highways
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01665874
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 11 2018 11:37AM