MEASURING COMMUTING PEDESTRIANS' CONCERNS FOR PERSONAL SAFETY AND THE INFLUENCE OF LIGHTING ON THESE CONCERNS

Measures to increase the proportion of journeys made by walking need to ensure that pedestrian routes satisfy pedestrians' desires for pleasurable, inviting and safe walking environments. This study examined the extent that people walking home from work would have increased concerns for their personal safety in winter darkness compared to early autumn. Methods of measuring this concern were developed and applied to pedestrians leaving the Wellington CBD for the inner suburbs. Views on the adequacy of street lighting and of the desirability of walking were also measured and correlated with concerns for personal safety. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E210413.

• Corporate Authors:

  NZ INSTITUTE OF HIGHWAY TECHNOLOGY LTD

  PO BOX 4273
  NEW PLYMOUTH,   New Zealand 
• Authors:
  • DRAVITZKI, V K
  • CLELAND, B
  • Walton, D
  • LAING, J
• Conference:
  • AUSTRALASIAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM (ATRF), 26TH, 2003, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 14 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Business districts; Conferences; Night; Pedestrians; Safety; Street lighting; Suburbs; Travel; Work trips
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 302: Business district; 8525: Conference; 698: Journey; 621: Journey to work; 545: Lighting (street); 8079: New Zealand; 9052: Night; 1733: Pedestrian; 1665: Safety; 304: Suburbs
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00975558
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 7 2004 12:00AM