PEDESTRIAN SAFETY: DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS ALONG ROADWAYS. JANUARY 1970-JANUARY 1990 (A BIBLIOGRAPHY FROM THE COMPENDEX DATABASE)

This bibliography contains citations concerning the enhancement of pedestrian safety along roadways. Coverage includes effects on pedestrian safety of roadways, vehicle traffic and traffic patterns, walkways, crosswalks, footbridges, and sidewalks. The studies include flashing, symbolic, and audible signal designs and signal displays; pedestrian activated signals; and the use of elevated crossings. Evaluation techniques are included for determining pedestrian requirements for safety and the way these needs are mets. (This updated bibliography contains 222 citations, 15 of which are new entries to the previous edition.)

• Corporate Authors:

  National Technical Information Service

  5301 Shawnee Road
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22312
• Publication Date: 1990-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 96 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bibliographies; Crosswalks; Design; Elevated structures; Evaluation; Flashing traffic signals; Footbridges; Manual control; Pedestrian safety; Railroad grade crossings; Roads; Roadside; Roadside improvement; Roadside structures; Sidewalks; Signals; Symbols; Traffic flow; Traffic signals; Traffic signs; Travel patterns; Walkways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic patterns
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic sign design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00495208
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM