Pedestrian safety is a serious problem nationwide, and not confined to urban areas; every year, several hundred pedestrians are injured or killed in traffic accidents in rural parts of New England. Pedestrian accident risk doesn't always follow the rules one might expect. For example, in urban areas, almost half of all pedestrian accidents occur on marked crosswalks without signal control, showing that the risk of an accident may actually be higher here than at other locations, such as at marked crosswalks with signal control, or at locations without marked crosswalks. This makes strong intuitive sense when considering human behavior, since many modify their behavior in response to them. However, pedestrians may feel more secure about crossing the road due to the crosswalk and assume that approaching drivers will yield to them. This dichotomy between the public's perception and the reality of crosswalk safety is a serious problem. Unfortunately, there is little solid evidence to substantiate or refute this idea.


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    Title :

    Finding Strategies to Improve Pedestrian Safety in Rural Areas


    Contributors:
    J. N. Ivan (author) / P. Garder (author) / S. S. Zajac (author)

    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    46 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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