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This paper describes the development and implementation of qualitative behavioural criteria in order to analyse the conduct of pedestrians and vehicles when they are required to interact with each other, with particular interest to street designs with elements of shared space. The new behavioural analysis technique is developed by identifying the fundamental principles that underpin existing traffic analyses, such as traffic conflicts techniques, and adapting those to a qualitative framework that describes the mindset and rationale of road users. The technique is then applied to a case study in London, using video data from periods before and after the redevelopment of the Exhibition Road site from a conventional dual carriageway to a modern design with some elements of shared space. With the main goals being to assess the pedestrians’ confidence and the vehicles’ tolerance/patience when forced to interact with each other, behavioural trends are related to instantaneous characteristics of the vehicle flow (vehicle approach speed and traffic density). The data produced are used to develop qualitative behavioural relationships for pedestrian-vehicle interactions, as well as location-specific conclusions for the Exhibition Road site.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AND10 Vehicle User Characteristics.

01503729

14-2751

English

16p

2014

Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Behavior; Case studies; Highway design; Pedestrian vehicle interface; Qualitative analysis; Traffic conflicts; Urban design

Greater London

Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2014 Paper #14-2751

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 27 2014 2:56PM