Pedestrian Accident Reduction Guide

Pedestrian Accident Reduction Guide

Author: United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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Published: 1981

Total Pages: 48

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This Pedestrian Accident Reduction (PAR) Guide provides guidelines for a successful pedestrian safety program at the local, regional, and state levels. It also provides information about accident types and the countermeasures now available.


Investigation of Exposure Based Pedestrian Accident Areas

Investigation of Exposure Based Pedestrian Accident Areas

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Published: 1988

Total Pages: 156

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Previous FHWA research on pedestrian exposure identified four problem areas as promising candidates for accident reduction: intersections without marked pedestrian crosswalks, major arterial streets, local streets, and locations lacking sidewalks or pedestrian pathways. This report describes the results of a project undertaken to examine those four problem areas. The objectives of the project were to: evaluate past research on pedestrian crosswalk markings and develop guidance for when and what type of crosswalk markings should be provided; investigate traffic engineering improvements for major arterial streets to increase pedestrian safety; investigate traffic engineering improvements for local streets to increase pedestrian safety; and examine existing guidance/warrants for the provision of pedestrian pathways and sidewalks and prepare revised guidance/warrants.


Roundabouts

Roundabouts

Author: Lee August Rodegerdts

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 0309155118

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 672: Roundabouts: An Informational Guide - Second Edition explores the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roundabouts. The report also addresses issues that may be useful in helping to explain the trade-offs associated with roundabouts. This report updates the U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, based on experience gained in the United States since that guide was published in 2000.


Pedestrian Facilities Users Guide: Providing Safety and Mobility

Pedestrian Facilities Users Guide: Providing Safety and Mobility

Author: Charles V. Zegeer

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1428995501

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This guide is intended to provide information on how to identify safety and mobility needs for pedestrians with the roadway right-of-way. Useful for engineers, planners, safety professionals and decision-makers, the guide covers such topics as: the Walking Environment including sidewalks, curb ramps, crosswalks, roadway lighting and pedestrian over and under passes; Roadway Design including bicycle lanes, roadway narrowing, reducing the number of lanes, one-way/two-way streets, right-turn slip lanes and raised medians; Intersections with roundabouts, T-intersections and median barriers; and Traffic calming designs.


Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Pedestrians

Guide for Reducing Collisions Involving Pedestrians

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Published: 2003

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Pedestrians are a part of every roadway environment and they also are significantly represented in death and injury statistics. Each year nearly 5,000 pedestrians are killed in traffic crashes and another 68,000 are injured. Pedestrians face a variety of challenges when they walk along and across streets with motor vehicles. Even though they are legitimate roadway users, they are frequently overlooked in the quest to build more-sophisticated transportation systems. Specific groups that do not or cannot drive{151}including children, the elderly, the disabled, and low-income populations{151}primarily depend on walking for transportation. In many communities these individuals constitute up to 30 percent of the population. Simply addressing one of the four {147}Es{148}{151}engineering, education, enforcement, and emergency medical services{151}in isolation, cannot solve many pedestrian problems. Engineering improvements coupled with enhanced safe behavior by pedestrians and motorists are needed to further reduce pedestrian fatalities.