RESEARCH ON PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

ONDERZOEK NAAR DE VERKEERSVEILIGHEID VAN DE VOETGANGER

Because there are not enough traffic accidents in residential areas to be used for statistical research, the accident cannot be used in a short range study as a measure of degree of hazard. Another measure is the near-miss or severe conflict between road users. The possible use of such conflict techniques is outlined. It is known that measures in the field of town planning and infrastructure influence human behaviour in residential areas more than do legal or social measures. It is first necessary to develop conflict observation technique as a reliable measuring instrument; the technique has been used for the first time in a study to compare traffic safety in two residential areas in delft which are different in layout. For covering abstract of the conference, see IRRD abstract no 220549. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW
• Authors:
  • KRAAY, J H
• Publication Date: 1976-5-18

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Children; City planning; Conferences; Crash rates; Crashes; Forecasting; Infrastructure; Layout; Methodology; Near crashes; Near midair crashes; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians; Population; Residential areas; Safety; Statistics; Traffic; Traffic conflicts; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Pedestrian protection
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1612: Accident rate; 1758: Child; 8525: Conference; 132: Forecast; 2885: Layout; 9102: Method; 8078: Netherlands; 1733: Pedestrian; 335: Population; 307: Residential area; 1665: Safety; 354: Town planning; 755: Traffic
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00138839
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1976 12:00AM