Citation

Fodd RD, Harkey DL, Reinfurt DW, Marchetti LM. Proc. Int. Counc. Alcohol Drugs Traffic Safety Conf. 1997; 1997: 161-167.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, The author(s) and the Council, Publisher International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety)

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Abstract

Two corridors were identified buy the Florida Department of Transportation as having a particularly high rate of alcohol-involved pedestrian accidents. This paper describes a study carried out with the aim of recommending possible engineering modifications or other interventions to reduce pedestrian-vehicle conflicts. Both sites were major roads running through impoverished, residential neighbourhoods. Accident data and pedestrian and driver behaviour were examined. Few alcohol-related interventions were identified. The appproach chosen involved a number of traffic calming techniques to slow down the traffic and make it easier for pedestrians to cross.