DEVELOPMENT OF MODEL REGULATIONS FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

Nine model regulations to improve pedestrian safety are presented. Each is targeted at one or more specific types of pedestrian accidents identified in previous research and is intended for codification with existing state or municipal vehicle and traffic codes. The regulations were developed and subjected to public/official acceptance testing through a mailed survey. The final regulations contained in the report are based on detailed analysis tempered by the survey results. In addition, implementation considerations for each regulation are discussed. The nine regulations cover: ice cream vending; road work sites; freeway vehicle stops; bus stop location; parking near intersections and crosswalks; vehicle overtaking; on street parking in new or redeveloped residential areas; pedestrian accident information and countermeasures; and backing signals.

• Corporate Authors:

  Dunlap and Associates Incorporated

  One Parkland Drive
  Darien, CT  United States  06820

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Blomberg, R D
  • Hale, A
  • Kearney, E F
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 281 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus stops; Construction sites; Crosswalks; Data collection; Laws; Mathematical models; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Prevention; Public opinion; Regulations; Safety; Surveys
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Old TRIS Terms: Codification; Pedestrian protection
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00082951
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ED-74-6 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-099-3-728
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 8 1975 12:00AM