Two model regulations to remove parking--one from suburban streets in daylight hours and one on the last 50 feet of the approach to crosswalks--were designed in previous work to prevent pedestrian dart and dash accidents by removing screening vehicles, therby allowing pedestrians and motorists to more easily see each other and react as needed. To evaluate the safety benefits of the regulations, a study was conducted in New York City. The residential areas of Manhattan have one-side-only parking for three hours per day according to a scheme balanced by time of day and affected side of street. Accident data from 1974-1977 were screened and reports were reviewed. Based on 835 pedestrian accidents, no changes in accident distributions were found when the alternateside parking regulation was in effect. Supplementary observations in the test areas showed good but imperfect compliance with the parking bans and virtually no changes in pedestrian frequency of appearance and gross behaviors as a function of parking changes. The pattern of results plus discrepancies between the New York study situation and the model regulations meant that little could be concluded with respect to the effectiveness or noneffectiveness of the regulations. Guidelines for further research were presented, stressing the need for direct comparability to the model regulations.


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    Title :

    Development of Test of Selected Model Pedestrian Safety Regulations


    Contributors:
    W. A. Leaf (author) / R. D. Blomberg (author)

    Publication date :

    1981


    Size :

    170 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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