Pedestrian Safety: The Role of Research

Pedestrian safety is today a matter for concern in most countries on account of the relatively high level of casualties and the difficulty in identifying worthwhile measures that have the prospect of making substantial improvements in the situation. In 1975 a combined OECD-ECMT group on pedestrian safety research was set up to study research needs in the field of pedestrian safety in relation to the policy orientation defined by the ECMT and other responsible international bodies. The special research group is concentrating on the following priority areas for international co-operative research: (1) technical improvements to the pedestrian's road environment (pedestrian crossings: location, form, signs, signals, and markings, lighting, etc); (2) road safety education; and (3) information and education campaigns on the theme of pedestrian safety using the mass media. Two other important subjects, namely the influence of alcohol and the question of vehicle design for greater pedestrian safety, were excluded from the work of this group but are receiving attention under other international programs.

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  Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

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  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Taylor, H
• Conference:
  • Transport Decisions in an Age of Uncertainty. Proceedings of the Third World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: Rotterdam , Netherlands
  • Date: 1997-4-26 to 1997-4-28
• Publication Date: 1977

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 384-398
• Monograph Title: Transport Decisions in an Age of Uncertainty

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crosswalks; Education; Highway safety; International; Pedestrian areas; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians; Street lighting; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01085071
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9024720613
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 28 2008 8:15AM