Pedestrians

This issue contains fourteen papers on pedestrians. Specific topics addressed in this issue include the following: panic in evacuations; road user behaviors at pedestrian hybrid beacons; gap acceptance in shared space street designs; crossing behavior; street layout and design for reducing barriers to walking; facility-demand models of peak period pedestrian and bicycle traffic; midblock crosswalks; safe and comfortable walking environments; and adaptive walk intervals. Other topics addressed in this issue include: safety at nonsignalized crossings during nighttime; yielding at crosswalks; countdown pedestrian signals; waiting behavior at traffic signals; and road user behavior and safety during New York City’s Summer Streets program.

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• Publication Date: 2016

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 138p
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
  • Issue Number: 2586
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crosswalks; Evacuation; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians; Walking
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01595162
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780309441322
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 1 2016 8:41AM