PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT PREVENTION
PEDESTRIANS IN 1969 ACCOUNTED FOR 17% OF ALL HIGHWAY FATALITIES, THE BREAKDOWN BEING 8% IN RURAL AREAS AND 33% IN URBAN AREAS. A SUMMARY OF FACTORS IN THE HIGH RATE OF PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS IS FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF MEASURES THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN THE AREAS OF ENGINEERING, EDUCATION, AND ENFORCEMENT. THE DISCUSSION OF ENGINEERING MEASURES EMBRACES SIDEWALKS, CROSSWALKS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, PEDESTRIAN BARRIERS, HIGHWAY LIGHTING, SAFETY ZONES AND ISLANDS, PEDESTRIANS TUNNELS AND OVERPASSES, SIGNS AND SPECIAL MARKINGS, AND POLICE CONTROL. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PROTECTION OF SCHOOL CROSSINGS. IT IS NOTED IN CONCLUSION THAT (1) STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE EFFECT OF EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT IS EVIDENT ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF EFFECTIVE SYMBOLS AND (2) SINCE VOLUNTARY OBSERVANCE AND OBEDIENCE MUST BE RELIED ON, REGULATIONS FOR PEDESTRIANS SHOULD BE PRACTICAL AND JUSTIFIED.
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Eno Transportation Foundation
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Authors:
- Yu, J C
- Publication Date: 1971-7
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 391-401
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Serial:
- Traffic Quarterly
- Volume: 25
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Eno Transportation Foundation
- ISSN: 0041-0713
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Barricades; Crash rates; Crosswalks; Footbridges; Highway safety; Pedestrian tunnels; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians; Sidewalks; Signs; Symbols
- Old TRIS Terms: Pedestrian barrier; Safety zone
- Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00223617
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 25 2001 12:00AM