Study of Gap Acceptance and Walking Speeds of Pedestrians Using Virtual Reality Simulation

The focus placed on pedestrian safety is based on the alarming increase in fatalities in the U.S. in recent years. The 6,283 pedestrian fatalities observed in 2018 was the largest number on record from the previous 28 years. The study of pedestrian behavior and the evaluation of new and innovative pedestrian safety countermeasures are needed to reduce road-related fatalities. The objective of this study was to carry out a roadway crossing experiment using virtual reality (VR) simulation equipment. The study analyzed the behavior of pedestrians when making the decision to cross at an uncontrolled location on a one-lane and a two-lane urban street. The goal was to measure the ability of the subjects to detect safe vehicle gap times in traffic to cross the road and their walking speeds when crossing.

• Dataset URL:
  https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/WU75MR
• 
• Record URL:
  http://safersim.nads-sc.uiowa.edu/final_reports/UPR-1-Y3-Final_Report.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/60354
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program. Supporting datasets available at: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/WU75MR
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

  Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying
  Mayaguez, Puerto Rico  United States 

  Safety Research Using Simulation University Transportation Center (SaferSim)

  University of Iowa
  Iowa City, IA  United States  52242

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Figueroa-Medina, Alberto
  • 0000-0002-2635-4988
  • Valdés-Díaz, Didier M
  • 0000-0003-1915-3464
  • Colucci-Ríos, Benjamín
  • 0000-0002-8857-8442
  • Cardona-Rodríguez, Natacha N
  • 0000-0003-4183-1495
  • Bustillo, Alcibiades
  • 0000-0003-2407-287X
  • Chamorro, Andrés
  • 0000-0002-1716-9027
• Publication Date: 2020-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Research Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 96p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Gap acceptance; Pedestrian movement; Speed; Virtual reality; Walking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01789536
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UPR-1-Y3
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747131
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 2021 10:18AM