Survey of pedestrians' crossing time at non‐signalized mid‐block street crossing |
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Authors: | Yunan Zhao Qun Chen Jin Qin Xingjian Xue |
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Institution: | 1. School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China;2. School of Transportation and Logistics, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China |
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Abstract: | At non‐signalized mid‐block street crossings in China's cities, pedestrians often weave between motor vehicle flows. This paper investigated the influence patterns of the gender and age of pedestrians, the presence of a pedestrian group, vehicles' interference and the crossing direction on the crossing time at non‐signalized mid‐block street crossings in Changsha, China. The results show that the crossing speed is approximately 1–1.1 m/s; the crossing time increases with increasing age, and the crossing speed of a pedestrian will be quicker when the time gap between the pedestrian and the oncoming vehicle is smaller if he/she decides to cross. This paper also analyzed the crossing time pattern when pedestrians cross lane by lane and found that pedestrians spend the most time crossing the first lane and the least time crossing the middle lane, regardless of whether they are crossing from the curb to the central island or from the central island to the curb. The crossing speed is an important input to the design of pedestrian facilities, so these findings can be applied to the assessment of pedestrian crossing safety in China's cities and can provide a basis for the design of pedestrian crossing facilities. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Keywords: | non‐signalized mid‐block street crossing pedestrian crossing time lane by lane |
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