RECOMMENDED SAFETY MEASURES FOR PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC

A committee comprising specialists from various fields was set up to evaluate the results emanating from the pedestrian safety research done so far, and to formulate some positive recommendations. The recommendations comprise mainly the following: Main arterials should bypass residential areas; bus routes, bus stops and bus terminals should be planned so that the best service is offered while ensuring adequate safety measures for pedestrians; side-walks should comply with acceptable geometric design with regard to walkability, and paving should be provided where warranted; barriers to contain and/or channel pedestrian traffic should be provided where warranted; the planning, siting and building of large pedestrian generators should ensure pedestrian safety and accesses to such generators should preferably be off-street; wherever practicable and justified, pedestrian and vehicular traffic should be separated; information systems are essential for directing pedestrians; there should be an overall speed limit of 50 km/h in urban areas, except where high speeds are justified; block type crossings need further research regarding placement, control, legislation, signing, etc; pedestrian facilities should be well illuminated at night to draw motorists' attention and to motivate pedestrians to use such facilities; the question of law enforcement needs further research; the public should be educated regarding the usage of "soft" drugs together with alcohol; the legislation should be changed to make provision for the intoxicated pedestrian; a BAC-limit of 0.15 gram per 100 millilitre blood is recommended for pedestrians; the role of "hard" drugs in pedestrian accidents still requires further research; pedestrian safety education; pedestrian routes should be planned and such information be furnished to relevant pedestrians; more progressive publicity campaigns should be considered by the NRSC regarding pedestrian safety; and pedestrian safety should be stressed to a greater extent in training traffic engineers.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Institute for Transport & Rd Res S Af

  P.O. Box 395
  Pretoria 0001, Transvaal,   South Africa 
• Authors:
  • NEL, P W
• Publication Date: 1978-12

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Barricades; Blood alcohol levels; Crosswalks; Drugs; Information systems; Pedestrian safety; Publicity; Residential areas; Safety; Sidewalks; Speed limits; Traffic engineers; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic safety education; Training; Trip generation
• Old TRIS Terms: Pedestrian barrier
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00366856
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: PR/2/78 Tech Rpt., HS-033 809
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 30 1983 12:00AM