THE SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS /IN FRENCH/

A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW IS MADE OF ALL RESEARCH ON PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR. HUMAN FACTORS SUCH AS AGE, SEX SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, DRIVING EXPERIENCE, AND DRINKING ARE CONSIDERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR AND ACCIDENTS. OTHER RESEARCH MENTIONED DEALS WITH THE ROAD, LEVEL OF LIGHTING AT VARIOUS INTERSECTION TYPES, AND VEHICLES AS FACTORS INFLUENCING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. THE EFFECT OF TIME AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IS ALSO STUDIED. AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY IS APPENDED. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH ON AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL ARE PRESENTED. IT IS DIVIDED INTO THREE RESEARCH FIELDS: (1) RESEARCH OR THE HUMAN FACTOR, INCLUDING EDUCATION, PUBLICITY AND LEGISLATION, (2) RESEARCH ON VEHICLES AND THE INTERACTION OF DRIVER AND PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR, AND (3) RESEARCH ON ROAD CONDITIONS. THE LAST SECTION DIFFERENTIATED BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL HIGHWAYS AND RECOMMENDS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS MEASURES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS. COST BENIFIT ANALYSIS ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. CRITERIA FOR INITIATING RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE EXAMINED TOGETHER WITH THE ADVANTAGES OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION WHICH FACILITATES COMPARATIVE STUDIES BETWEEN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. /LCPC/IRT-ONSER (A)/RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 1-76, 1 TAB, 118 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

  2, rue André Pascal
  Paris,   France  75775 Paris Cedex 16
• Authors:
  • Biehl, B M
  • Older, S J
  • Griep, D J
• Publication Date: 1969-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Behavior; Benefit cost analysis; Climate; Drivers; Future; Human factors; Intersections; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians; Recommendations; Research; Reviews; Street lighting; Time; Traffic crashes; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Future research
• Old TRIS Terms: Pedestrian protection
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222800
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 10 1971 12:00AM