The objective of this research is to better understand how to prevent pedestrian fatalities by investigating new means of measuring pedestrian exposure to crashes. The study involves finding ways to estimate pedestrian volumes (pedestrians per week) on specific facilities, focusing on rural areas. Part I investigates the relationship between the weekly pedestrian exposure in rural areas of Connecticut and factors such as population density, sidewalk system, number of lanes, area type, signal type and median household income. Part II identifies site characteristics, i.e., factors describing land use activity, roadside design, merging and crossing traffic, traffic control and vehicular speed, that can be used to predict roadway risk, the probability of a crash leading to injury and/or death. All variables, with the exception of crosswalks, street parking and paved shoulder width, proved significant. The findings from this project could significantly change the way pedestrian crashes are reported and analyzed, and thus improve their usefulness and meaning.


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    Title :

    Rural Pedestrian Crash Rate: Alternative Measures of Exposure


    Contributors:
    J. N. Ivan (author) / P. J. Ossenbruggen (author) / X. Qin (author) / J. Pendarkar (author)

    Publication date :

    2000


    Size :

    54 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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