The paper focuses on the influence of the type of traffic organization on the behaviour of pedestrians at tram tracks crossings on an example of two Polish cities: Wroclaw and Gdańsk. Authors indicates the differences in pedestrian behaviour depending on the type of traffic organization - especially taking into account if it contains traffic lights or not. The conclusions, made on a basis of field tests, are the basis for making a suggestion to change pedestrian traffic organization at the crossings of tram tracks in most Polish cities. Authors suggest to minimize to use of traffic lights at pedestrian crossings.


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    Title :

    The Influence of the Type of Traffic Organization on the Behaviour of Pedestrians at Tram Tracks Crossings


    Additional title:

    Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Scientific And Technical Conference Transport Systems Theory And Practice ; 2019 ; Katowice, Poland September 16, 2019 - September 18, 2019



    Publication date :

    2020-01-07


    Size :

    17 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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