STUDY OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS BY UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS OF INTERSTATES 5 AND 805 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. FINAL REPORT

The purpose of this project was to identify ways to reduce incidents of pedestrians crossing California freeways in San Diego at and near the United States/Mexico International Border. The pedestrians who are most at risk are undocumented persons and their efforts to cross the freeways have resulted in injuries and fatalities. Many of those who evade the Border Patrol at the border, find a second barrier at the San Clemente checkpoint on I-5. This study analyzed this problem from the pedestrians' and motorists' perspectives. The opinions and operations of community groups and public agencies were examined. This information was used to identify informational, educational, engineering and technological solutions. These solutions were used to create a questionnaire to assess public opinion on the proposed solutions. The data generated were submitted to a planning conference. The planning conference attendees reached a series of consensus decisions on how to best protect both the motorist and the pedestrian.

• Corporate Authors:

  California State University, Fullerton

  School of Communications
  Fullerton, CA  United States  92634

  California Department of Transportation

  Division of Traffic Operations, 1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Emry, R A
  • Gass, R
  • Page, N
  • Wiseman, R
  • Sachsman, D
  • Mayes, B T
  • Mousouris, N
  • Watson, G
• Publication Date: 1991-3

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Delphi method; Fatalities; Injuries; International borders; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Planning; Traffic signs
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Geographic Terms: Mexico; United States; United States-Mexico Border
• Old TRIS Terms: Pedestrian protection
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00615700
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/CA/TO/91-3, Study No. F90TE11
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Sep 30 1991 12:00AM