Citation

Knoblauch RL, Tobey HN, Shunaman EM. Transp. Res. Rec. 1984; 959: 35-41.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

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Abstract

The objectives of this research were to identify specific pedestrian trip-making characteristics, develop pedestrian exposure measures, and examine these trip-making characteristics and exposure measures relative to accident information in order to determine the relative hazardousness of various pedestrian characteristics and behaviors. A large-scale field study was conducted in five standard metropolitan statistical areas (SMSAs). A total of 12,528 person-hr were devoted to observing vehicles and pedestrians at a stratified random sample of locations in five SMSAs. Volume and activity data were recorded for 612,395 vehicles and 60,906 pedestrians. In addition, 20,147 pedestrians were coded by demographic characteristics and behavior. A total of 1,357 sites were measured, photographed, and described. Data on pedestrian trip-making characteristics and behavior are presented: who walks, where they walk, how they walk (or run), and when they walk. Pedestrian exposure is described in terms of the number of pedestrian-vehicle (PV) interactions. Exposure data are presented in terms of various pedestrian and site characteristics. Relative hazardousness was determined by comparing the exposure data with pedestrian accident data. The relative hazard associated with various site characteristics, pedestrian and vehicle characteristics, and pedestrian and vehicle actions is described.

Language: en

Keywords

ROADS AND STREETS; STATISTICAL METHODS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS