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Title:

Analyzing Driver-Pedestrian Interaction in a Mixed-Street Environment Using a Driving Simulator

Accession Number:

01623688

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

This paper presents the design, analysis and results of a driving simulator experiment conducted to study the interaction between drivers and pedestrians in a mixed-street environment. Ninety-six students of the American University of Beirut (AUB) participated in the experiment that took place in the Transportation and Infrastructure Laboratory in AUB. The study looked at the driver-pedestrian interaction from the driver's perspective, by quantifying the effects of different scenario variables on the driving behavior of the participants. Kruskall-Wallis test shows that drivers' behavior in proximity of pedestrians tends to be significantly less aggressive when their approach velocity is lower, curb-side parking is not allowed, a crosswalk exists, and the number of pedestrians crossing the street is higher. A discrete choice model for the yielding behavior of the drivers was also developed as a function of different predictor variables. Five out of the six predictors considered (except for gender) had a significant effect on the yielding behavior, with very significant effects of curb-side parking, number of pedestrians crossing, and approach velocity. The model was then used to evaluate the effect of policy variables on the yielding probabilities of the drivers. The results of this study lead to a better understanding of drivers' behavior and their interaction with pedestrians, and help planners propose and evaluate safety measures and traffic calming techniques to reduce the risks on pedestrians.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AND30 Standing Committee on Simulation and Measurement of Vehicle and Operator Performance.

Monograph Accession #:

01618707

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-00481

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Obeid, Hassan
Abkarian, Hoseb
Abou Zeid, Maya
Kaysi, Isam

Pagination:

16p

Publication Date:

2017

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References (16) ; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Beirut (Lebanon)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-00481

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 10:05AM