Best practices for addressing pedestrian crashes on high-speed roadways.

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• Creators:
  Hudson, Joan G. ; Zhong, Haotian ; Moran, Maarit ; Iragavarapu, Vichika ; Vincent, Vickie ; Dai, Boya
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute ; University of Michigan. Transportation Research Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Interstate highways
  • Pedestrian vehicle crashes
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Fatalities
  • Surveys
  • States
  • Best practices
  • Countermeasures
• Publication/ Report Number:
  ATLAS-2015-09
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Center for Advancing Transportation Leadership and Safety (ATLAS Center)
• Abstract:
  Texas ranks as the worst state in the nation for interstate pedestrian fatalities. Almost 600 pedestrians died on ; interstate roadways during the 5-year period between 2007 and 2011. Texas is the fourth-highest state in terms of ; interstate pedestrian fatalities per 100 million interstate vehicle miles traveled. Few studies have been conducted to ; investigate the causes and factors that contribute to pedestrian fatalities on very high-speed roadways. ; For this study, the research team conducted a survey of 20 states to find out what they are doing or have done in terms ; of engineering, education, enforcement, and evaluation to address pedestrian safety on controlled or limited access ; urban interstate, freeway, and expressway main lanes where posted speed limits are 55 mph or higher. The design of ; the survey was based on a literature review that identified factors that correlated with pedestrian fatality rates, ; motivations for pedestrians entering high-speed roadways, and countermeasures that had been implemented to reduce ; fatalities or protect pedestrians. ; Survey respondents reported being aware of pedestrian safety concerns on the main lanes of high-speed, controlled-access highways. Eighty percent responded that there is a law or policy that prohibits pedestrian access on the ; controlled-access highways in their states. Policies and practices aimed at unintended pedestrians were more ; frequently cited than those addressing intentional pedestrians. The survey respondents highlighted existing practices ; such as the construction of overpasses/underpasses, installation of fences along rights of way or medians, and use of ; roadside assistance programs. ; In the end, researchers discussed best practices, opportunities for future research, and recommendations for increasing ; pedestrian safety on high-speed, controlled-access roadways.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT13-G-UTC54
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29572/dot_29572_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.05 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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