AN APPLICATION OF LOGIT MODELS IN ANALYSING THE BEHAVIOUR OF PEDESTRIANS AND CAR DRIVERS ON PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS

A multinominal logit model is used to examine pedestrian and driver reaction to "encounters" occurring on pedestrian crossings. The probabilities of a driver braking or weaving, and of a pedestrian continuing to cross in response to an encounter are identified for a variety of pedestrian, environmental, and traffic conditions. Results indicate that the most important explanatory variables included pedestrian distance from kerb, city size, number of pedestrians simultaneously crossing, vehicle speed, and vehicle platoon size. It is felt that the model performed well, should be applied in further studies, and could be a useful technique for identifying the most hazardous situations and locations within an area, for planning relevant safety measures, and for national research for developing traffic legislation. (Author/TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • HIMANEN, V
  • KULMALA, R
• Publication Date: 1988-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 187-197
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crosswalks; Drivers; Environment; Location; Mathematical models; Pedestrians; Position fixing; Size; Speed; Traffic; Traffic platooning; Urban areas; Vehicles
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 652: Bunching; 9014: Dimension; 1772: Driver; 9061: Location; 6473: Mathematical model; 1733: Pedestrian; 1659: Pedestrian crossing; 5408: Speed; 755: Traffic; 313: Urban area; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00481803
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 645
• Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 30 1990 12:00AM