M AKÓ PhD Associate professor Department of Transport Infrastructure Szechenyi Istvan University Gyor Hungary makoeszehu Evaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian Crossings ID: 337762
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Emese
MAKÓ, PhDAssociate professorDepartment of Transport InfrastructureSzechenyi Istvan University, Gyor, Hungarymakoe@sze.hu
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Introduction
Traffic safety of pedestriansAccident
analysis of pedestrian crossings before and after implementation of road safety measuresSite survey of irregular crossing manoeuvresSite survey of delay time and waiting time at pedestrian crossingsConclusions2ContentEvaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsSlide3
Human
Vehicle I
nfrastructure31. Road safetyEvaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsSlide4
Target:EU Road Safety Policy Orientations
2011-2020reducing road deaths by another 50% by 2020, compared to 2010 levelsHungary -
49% (2012 Road Safety PIN Award)Vulnerable road users: the number of pedestrian and cyclist fatalities reduced only by a third 42. Traffic safety of pedestriansEvaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsSlide5
2004-2013
2048 fatal road accidents happened at crosswalks. Fatal accidents
at designated pedestrian crossings: drivers cause 56%, pedestrians cause 44%5Hungary: pedestrian related accidents Evaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsSlide6
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Main causes of pedestrian fatalities at designated pedestrian crossings
Hungary, 2004-2013Evaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsSlide7
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Main causes of pedestrian fatalities at designated pedestrian crossings when pedestrians are at fault
Hungary, 2004-2013Evaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsSlide8
Goal:
Evaluate the safety effect of road measures before and after implementation of road safety measures S
tudy area: city of Gyor and its road network49 locations:10 traffic lights,22 roundabouts,17 median/refuge islands83. Accident analysis of pedestrian crossings before and after implementation of road safety measuresEvaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsPopulation: 130.000Slide9
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3. Reduction of the number of fatal accidents after the implementation of road safety measures
Evaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsType of crossingAll accidentsPedestrianaccidentsTraffic light-37%-75%Roundabout-24%-85%
Refuge island
-42%
-64%Slide10
Goal:
to observe the human behaviour at pedestrian crossing, to assess the irregular crossing manoeuvres of the drivers and the pedestrians. Tool:
site survey 83 locations of designated pedestrian crossings All regular and irregular movements of drivers and pedestrians were registered within 30 minutes in peak hours104. Site survey of irregular crossing manoeuvresEvaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsSlide11
Five groups
of locations23 crossings without refuge islands,10 crossings with refuge islands,10 crossings with refuge islands and flashing yellow lights,
17 crossings at traffic light controlled junction legs,23 crossings at roundabout legs.Typical irregular manoeuvresdrivers not yielding to pedestriansor accelerating before the crossing instead of stoppingpedestrians crossing at prohibited locations and running a red light were registered.11Irregular crossing manoeuvres Evaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsSlide12
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Share of irregular movements at crossing manoeuvres
Evaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsType of pedestrian crossingShare of irregular movements of crossing manoeuvrescarsbicyclesbusestruckspedestriansno refuge island8%30%27%11%15% with refuge island
4%31%2%9%
9%refuge island
+ flashing amber5%
19%
7%
2%
10%
traffic light
3%
26%
6%
11%
10%
roundabout
6%
29%
3%
7%
17%
Total
5%
27%
9%
8%
12%Slide13
Irregular pedestrian movement crossing the road away from the zebra crossing
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Irregular movements Evaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsThe share of irregular movements of car drivers is the highest at crossings without refuge islandsSlide14
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5. Site survey of delay time and waiting time at pedestrian crossings
Evaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsType of pedestrian crossingAverage delay time of a driver (s)Average waiting time of a pedestrian (s)no refuge island3,34,2with refuge island1,6
4,3refuge island + flashing amber2,1
3,1traffic light
7,18,8
roundabout
3,9
4,9
Total
3,6
5,1Slide15
Strong
evidence for the positive safety effect of road measures especially on the number of the pedestrian related accidents. Crossings equipped with flashing amber lights, refuge islands and traffic lights require a much more appropriate
behaviour from car drivers. Contribution of the human and the engineering fields is needed to obtain an even more positive change in the safety of vulnerable road users.156. ConclusionsEvaluation of Human Behaviour at Pedestrian CrossingsSlide16
Emese M
AKÓmakoe@sze.hu
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