Lec 34, Ch.5, pp.164-170: Pedestrian facilities (Objectives)

Understand the number of accidents involving pedestrians is significantly high

Learn the types of pedestrian accidents Learn where pedestrian accidents take

place and who are vulnerable Know what types of countermeasures

are used to improve pedestrian safety

What we discuss in class today…

Pedestrian related accidents, recent statistics Types of pedestrian accidents and locations

of high pedestrian accidents Countermeasures to improve pedestrian

safety Ways to improve pedestrian safety Traffic calming in residential areas Bicycle facilities

Pedestrian accidents in 2000

Reduction in pedestrian accidents – Almost 16% down in 2001 since1991

Who are most vulnerable?

Who are most vulnerable? (cont.)

Time of day: young pedestrian fatalities

Alcohol involvement

Types of pedestrian accidents (Tab. 5.15)

Dart-out (1st half) 24%

Dart-out (2nd half) 10%

Midblock dash 8%

Intersection dash 13%

Vehicle turn-merge with attention conflict

4%

Turning vehicle 5%

Multiple threat 3%

Types of pedestrian accidents (Tab. 5.15) (cont)

Bus-stop related 2%

Vendor-ice cream truck

2%

Disabled vehicle-related

1%

Result of vehicle-vehicle crash

3%

Trapped 1%

Walking along roadway

1%

Other 23%

How to improve pedestrian safetyEducation

Enforcement Engineering

3E’s of Traffic Safety

Principal geometric design elements we can use to enhance pedestrian safety:

Sidewalks

Overpasses or tunnels

Raised islands

Auto-free shopping streets

Neighborhood traffic control

Curb cuts and ramps

Shoulders – paved and wide

Crosswalks

to control speed and through traffic

“Pedestrians’ Heaven” or Pedestrian District – Ginza Blvd, Tokyo

My suggestion to SLC: Make Main St between 100 So. and 600 So. of SLC a “pedestrians’ heaven” on Saturdays from, say, noon to 5:00 PM, rather than try to catch jay walkers.

Ginza Douri (Ginza Blvd) becomes a pedestrian-only street Saturday and Sunday afternoons for about 6 hours.

Traffic calming measures (1)

Chokers

Road closures

Traffic calming measures (2)

Speed bumps Roundabouts

Entryways

Bike facilities

NYC Subway

Provo/Orem’s new bike facility (Opened early 2002)

Class I: Bike path in this section

Class II: Bike lane in this section

Perils of bicyclists

Pedestrians and bikes

Bicycle advocates

Are you a bicycle lover? If you want to know what other cyclists are doing, visit: http://www.transalt.org

Williamsburg Br. Bike Path