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Pedestrian behavior studies are receiving a growing attention as societies become more aware of the importance of active non-motorized modes of travel. Many developing countries are now recognizing the importance of walking to address limitations in health care and road infrastructure resources as well as increase in obesity. Understanding the walking behavior in developing countries is therefore essential to the evaluation of measures associated with walking conditions such as comfortability and efficiency. This study illustrates the automated collection and analysis of pedestrian behavior data including walking speed and the spatio-temporal gait parameters. The data is used to analyze the walking behavior of female pedestrians inside a female-only university campus in Qatar. Furthermore, this microscopic level analysis is used to investigate the pedestrian walking mechanism and the effect of various attributes such as group size, distraction state and garment style on the walking behavior. A comparison with results of a similar study in Vancouver, British Columbia is also conducted.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE90 Transportation in the Developing Countries.

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15-5361

English

18p

2015

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Bibliography; Figures; Photos; Tables

Automatic data collection systems; Behavior; Computer vision; Developing countries; Females; Pedestrian movement; Trajectory; Walking

Qatar; Vancouver (Canada)

Data and Information Technology; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-5361

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 1:48PM