Establishing procedures and guidelines for pedestrian treatments at uncontrolled locations

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• Creators:
  Qi, Yan ; Fries, Ryan ; Zhou, Huaguo ; Rab, Abdur ; Baireddy, Raghunandan
• Corporate Creators:
  Illinois Center for Transportation
• Corporate Contributors:
  Illinois. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Unsignalized intersections
  • Crosswalks
  • Pedestrian areas
  • Midblock crossings pedestrian safety
  • crosswalks
  • unsignalized intersections
  • pedestrian treatment
  • midblock location
  • guidelines
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Illinois;United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Illinois. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
• Abstract:
  Pedestrians are the most vulnerable road users. The risks to pedestrians crossing at uncontrolled locations are much higher than at signalized ; intersections. There has been an increasing trend in pedestrian deaths during the past decade. Specifically, pedestrian fatality as percent of ; total fatalities indicates an increasing trend in a ten-year period from 2005 to 2014. Several research projects funded by both federal and state ; transportation agencies have attempted to identify effective strategies for improving pedestrian safety within their jurisdictions. However, very ; little research was conducted on pedestrian safety at uncontrolled locations in Illinois. The objectives of the project were to identify the best ; practices of approving pedestrian crossings and pedestrian-crossing treatments at uncontrolled locations and to develop procedures and ; guidelines to be used by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and local agencies. To achieve the research goal, the team conducted ; a comprehensive literature review of related studies and existing guidelines, a survey and interview of Illinois transportation engineers, ; statistical analysis of Illinois pedestrian-crash data from 2010 to 2014, and a field review of selected high-crash corridors (HCC) in Illinois. This ; study identified several common issues associated with the high-pedestrian-crash-prone roads, e.g., speeding, poor lighting, noncompliance ; with posted signage, inadequate or missing signage, or lack of conspicuity. Several geometric features were also proven to be related to ; pedestrian crashes; for instance, long crossing distances, insufficient sight distance, and inappropriate placement of bus stops and parking were ; proved to affect pedestrian safety. In addition, pedestrian-crossing treatments were classified into five categories in the study, and their ; effectiveness and suitable conditions were assessed and identified. Based on the research findings, a guidebook was compiled with a ; comprehensive discussion of strategies and treatments to enhance pedestrian safety at uncontrolled locations. The target audiences for this ; guidebook are transportation professionals, highway designers, traffic engineers, law enforcement officers, and safety specialists who may be ; involved in efforts to reduce pedestrian crashes at uncontrolled locations.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/32748/dot_32748_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 17.01 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
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