Pedestrian safety in Australia

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• Creators:
  Cairney, P.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center ; United States. Federal Highway Administration ; University of North Carolina (System). Highway Safety Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Crosswalks
  • Accident prevention
  • Australia
  • Birds
  • Elderly persons
  • Local area traffic
  • Management
  • Pedestrian crossings
  • Pedestrian safety
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RD-99-093
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  Australia
• Contracting Officer:
  Carol Tan Esse
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  This report was one in a series of pedestrian safety synthesis reports prepared for the Federal Highway ; Administration (FHWA) to document pedestrian safety in other countries. Reports are also available for: ; United Kingdom (FHWA-RD-99-089) ; Canada (FHWA-RD-99-090) ; Sweden (FHWA-RD-99-091) ; Netherlands (FHWA-RD-99-092) ; Australia is a federation of States and Territories, and government responsibilities broadly mirror that in the USA. ; Local government is responsible for 80 percent of the road network, though the less heavily traveled parts. Australia ; is highly urbanized (notwithstanding large tracts of sparsely populated land). Almost 40% of the population lives in ; Melbourne or Sydney, and another 20% in Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. ; Australia has been a pioneer of traffic calming in the form of Local Area Traffic Management, particularly in ; residential neighborhoods. Innovations are evident in the traffic signal area. Puffin crossings with infrared detectors ; seem promising. Pelican crossings are likely to find ready application, and having them set up for double cycle ; operations appears to offer benefits. ; Australia was particularly innovative in developing the “safe routes to school” program, which integrates education, ; route selection, and engineering treatments to increase pupil safety. Also in development is the “walk with care” ; program designed for the elderly.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-92-C-00138
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15481/dot_15481_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 398.02 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection ; Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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