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Title:

In-Street Pedestrian Crossing Signs and Effects on Pedestrian-Vehicle Conflicts at University Campus Crosswalks

Accession Number:

01088394

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

This paper analyzes the understanding of in-street pedestrian crossing signs and the signing preferences of pedestrians and drivers at university campus crosswalks. These perceptions are contrasted with a safety assessment based on field data collected at crosswalks with in-street signs and at crosswalks with other types of treatments. Two opinion surveys, one for pedestrians and one for drivers, were conducted to document and analyze perceptions and preferences. In addition, pedestrian and driver behavior including yield rates, courtesy yield, and pedestrian looking behavior, together with pedestrian-vehicle conflicts, were evaluated based on field data from intersection and midblock locations. Results indicate that in-street pedestrian crossing signs are perceived by both pedestrians and drivers as significantly safer than other pedestrian signs, but only 50% of them correctly understand the meaning of the signs. The other half has different degrees of misunderstanding that may create false sense of security, thereby increasing the potential for pedestrian-vehicle conflicts. Field data showed that at locations with in-street driver yield rates were significantly higher (over 80% of lead pedestrians were yielded) than with typical pedestrian signs; the occurrence of pedestrian-vehicle conflicts at crosswalks with the in-street signs was comparable to marked crosswalks (4% at intersections, 2.4% at midblocks); and a slightly lower percentage of pedestrians looked both ways before crossing the street.

Monograph Accession #:

01084478

Report/Paper Numbers:

08-2858

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Medina, Juan C
Benekohal, Rahim F
Wang, Ming-Heng

Pagination:

16p

Publication Date:

2008

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2008-1-13 to 2008-1-17
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Figures (7) ; References (6)

Subject Areas:

Education and Training; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2008 Paper #08-2858

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 29 2008 5:19PM