PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

This paper describes some of the pedestrian safety research carried out jointly by the UK's Transport Research Laboratory (TRL), Karachi's Traffic Engineering Bureau (TEB) and counterpart organisations in Botswana, Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe. Pedestrian fatalities in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East typically represent more than 40 per cent of all road deaths. Detailed analysis of national data indicates some key differences between developing and developed country pedestrian accidents. For example, Third World pedestrian casualties are more likely to be children and the accidents frequently occur on rural roads and away from junctions. In Karachi the TEB has pioneered the use of raised pedestrian crossings in Pakistan, and in Papua New Guinea the Road Authorities have introduced measures such as rural footpaths and improved crossing facilities. The preliminary results of the evaluation of these measures are presented in this paper, together with the findings from surveys of road safety activities in Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Botswana. (A)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory

  Overseas Unit, Old Wokingham Road
  Crowthorne RG11 6AU, Berkshire,   England 
• Authors:
  • DOWNING, A J
  • SAYER, I A
  • ZAHEER-UL-ISLAM, M
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 17 p.
• Serial:
  • OVERSEAS CENTRE REPRINT
  • Publisher: Transport and Road Research Laboratory

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Developing countries; Education; Fatalities; Highways; Layout; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrians; Prevention; Safety
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention; 1612: Accident rate; 1667: Crossing the road; 150: Developing countries; 2284: Education; 1602: Fatality; 2755: Highway; 2885: Layout; 1733: Pedestrian; 1665: Safety
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00662193
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 28 1994 12:00AM