Who rules the road? Pedestrian road rules assessment in Victoria

The 942 “older” pedestrian crashes that occurred in Victoria from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2014, indicate that there is an issue that needs to be addressed. Would a consistent requirement for vehicles to give way to pedestrians at non-signalised intersections increase road safety and eliminate current road user confusion about when drivers are or are not required to give way to pedestrians? A risk assessment of such a requirement indicates that in Victoria a number of road rules would need amendments, yet it is not clear that changes to these road rules would not introduce new risks.

• Record URL:
  http://acrs.org.au/publications/acrs-conference-papers/acrs-database/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Extended abstract only
• Authors:
  • Britnell, L
  • Beer, K
  • Carlisle, R
  • Pereira, N
• Conference:
  • Australasian Road Safety Conference, 2016, Canberra, ACT, Australia
• Publication Date: 2016-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2p
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference, 6-8 September, Canberra, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrians; Risk assessment; Traffic regulations; Unsignalized intersections
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Aged person; Crossing the road; Pedestrian; Risk assessment; Traffic regulations; Unsignalized intersection
• ITRD Terms: 455: Junction
• Subject Areas: Law; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01617865
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 28 2016 2:26PM