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Development of Statewide Design Guidelines for Improving Pedestrian Safety on High-Speed Arterials in Louisiana [Research Project Capsule]
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2022-10-01
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Abstract:The alarming increase in pedestrian fatalities across the globe is concerning. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 36,096 people were killed in transportation-related crashes in the United States in 2019, of which 6,205 were pedestrians. Louisiana’s pedestrian deaths rose 35.2% from 2015 to 2020. In 2020, Louisiana had 146 pedestrian deaths (17.6% of all traffic deaths), a 19.7% rise compared to 2019. Furthermore, in the first half of 2021, pedestrian deaths increased by 21% in Louisiana compared to 2020. The analysis of this data also showed higher pedestrian-related collisions on Louisiana urban roads without shoulders and sidewalks and on urbanized roads with high ADT and no sidewalks. The land-use distribution of high-speed roadway crashes involving pedestrians reveals that about 71% of crashes occurred in metropolitan roadway facilities compared to 29% in rural roadways. Several existing national recommendations provide advice on putting pedestrian safety solutions along low-speed highways at midblock and uncontrolled sites. However, information on high-speed arterials is scarce.
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