A REVIEW OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of research studies on pedestrian safety in the United States; some foreign research is also included. Readers will find details of pedestrian crash characteristics, measures of pedestrian exposure and hazard, and specific roadway features and their effects on pedestrian safety. Such features include crosswalks and alternative crossing treatments, signalization, signing, pedestrian refuge islands, provisions for pedestrians with disabilities, bus stop location, school crossing measures, reflectorization and conspicuity, grade-separated crossings, traffic-calming measures, and sidewalks and paths. Pedestrian educational and enforcement programs also are discussed. This report is an update resulting from two earlier reports. The most recent was "Synthesis of Safety Research: Pedestrians," by C.V. Zegeer (FHWA-SA-91-034, Aug. 1991). The earlier work was Chapter 16, "Pedestrian Ways," by R.C. Pfefer, A. Sorton, J Fegan, and M.J. Rosenbaum, which was published by the Federal Highway Administration in "Synthesis of Safety Research Related to Traffic Control and Roadway Elements" (from Volume 2, Dec. 1982). This updated report includes results from numerous studies, foreign and domestic. A review of pedestrian safety research from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom is given in Appendix A, which can be found at: www.walkinginfo.org/rd/international.htm.

• Record URL:
  http://www.walkinginfo.org/pdf/PedSynth/Ped_Synthesis_Report.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16111
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40864
• Corporate Authors:

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  Highway Safety Research Center
  Chapel Hill, NC  United States  27599

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Campbell, B J
  • Zegeer, C V
  • Huang, H H
  • Cynecki, M J
• Publication Date: 2004-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 150 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus stops; Crash characteristics; Crash exposure; Crosswalks; Grade separations; Hazards; Location; Pedestrian education; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrian signs; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Persons with disabilities; Reflectivity; Research; School crossings; Sidewalks; Signalization; Traffic calming; Traffic law enforcement; Visibility; Walkways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pedestrian refuge islands
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Canada; Netherlands; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00972206
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-03-042,, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-92-C-00138
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 26 2004 12:00AM