Abstract:
Crossing the road is potentially one of the most dangerous and stressful situations for vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, handicapped persons and others. The most vulnerable are school children and senior citizens. Pedestrian crossing construction or reconstruction should not be done without proper planning; it must be planned in a wider perspective of traffic situations, in order to increase traffic safety for all road users. All proposed road crossings have to be sorted in order of priority, which depends on many different criteria, measurable and nonmeasurable. For each proposed new pedestrian crossing or reconstruction of an existing pedestrian crossing, a broader picture of the traffic situation should be presented, in order to reach the right decisions. The presented methodology should be as simple as possible but at the same time efficient enough to give desired results based on which decisions and actions can be taken. The proposed methodology is based on collected data on present and planned pedestrian crossings on the state road network, in both urban and rural road sections. Data was collected either with site observations or through questionnaires and checklists, sent to road maintenance and management officials, each responsible for their own region. All collected data was entered into a structured database and GIS information system for further analysis.
