A critical assessment of pedestrian behaviour models

This paper concerns a review and critical assessment of the existing research on pedestrian behavior in urban areas, focusing on two separate yet complementary aspects: route choice and crossing behavior. First, an exhaustive review of the existing route choice models for pedestrians is presented. It is shown that the existing models are mainly more stochastic and more macroscopic than required and seldom incorporate the interactions between pedestrians and traffic. Second, the existing models on pedestrians crossing behavior are presented and assessed. It is shown that, although their approach is usually detailed, deterministic and traffic-oriented, they are mainly devoted to a local level behavior and focus on only one type of all the potential determinants. Most importantly, these two complementary and possibly interdependent aspects of pedestrian behavior are always examined separately. The results of this review reveal a lack of an overall and detailed consideration of pedestrian behavior along an entire trip in urban areas. Moreover, the need for an integrated approach based on flexibility, disaggregation and more determinism is identified. Accordingly, a set of modeling techniques are discussed as a general framework for further research in the field.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VN8-4VGDNW9-1/2/47647077b9b4031beea787451ff5680d
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/13698478
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier
• Authors:
  • Papadimitriou, Eleonora
  • Yannis, George
  • Golias, John
• Publication Date: 2009-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 242-255
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1369-8478
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13698478

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Evaluation and assessment; Literature reviews; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian vehicle interface; Pedestrians; Route choice; Traffic models; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01129300
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 22 2009 10:06AM