APPLICATION OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS

OVERSTEEKPLAATSEN VOOR VOETGANGERS

By combining the results of English, Danish and Israeli research published earlier, some conclusions are drawn regarding the use and safety of both zebra and signalled pedestrian crossings. It appears that a favourable effect of the installation of such crossings will, especially in the case of zebras, depend largely on sparing application, cautious siting, and suitable surroundings of the crossings. With respect to vehicular and pedestrian flows, two main fields of application of zebra crossings are distinguished. It is established that existing national standards mostly refer to one of these two fields only. The impression prevails that one of these fields induces greater safety, but that the benefit of zebras is doubtful in the other field of application. As to the surroundings, special attention is paid to the favourable effect of erecting fences in the zones adjacent to crossings so as to prevent crossing there. /Author/TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB

  Wassenaarseweg 220, P.O. Box 93200
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Slop, M
• Publication Date: 1977-3

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 112-117
• Serial:
  • Verkeerskunde
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: NWB BV/Royal Dutch Touring Club
  • ISSN: 0377-8495
  • Serial URL: http://www.verkeerskunde.nl

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crosswalks; Fences; Installation; Location; Pedestrian movement; Prevention; Safety; Signalized intersections; Traffic signals; Zebra crossings
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 8525: Conference; 1667: Crossing the road; 8028: Denmark; 3840: Installation; 8050: Israel; 455: Junction; 9061: Location; 1644: Obstacle; 1733: Pedestrian; 1659: Pedestrian crossing; 9149: Prevention; 9150: Risk; 1665: Safety; 671: Traffic flow; 565: Traffic signal; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159849
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1978 12:00AM