Investigation of Exposure Based Pedestrian Accident Areas: Crosswalks, Sidewalks, Local Streets, and Major Arterials

Knoblauch, Richard L.; Tustin, Betty H.; Smith, Steven A.; Pietrucha, Martin T.

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Investigation of Exposure Based Pedestrian Accident Areas: Crosswalks, Sidewalks, Local Streets, and Major Arterials

1988-09-01
By Knoblauch, Richard L. ; Tustin, Betty H. ; Smith, Steven A. ; ...

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Creators:

Knoblauch, Richard L. ; Tustin, Betty H. ; Smith, Steven A. ; Pietrucha, Martin T.
Corporate Creators:

Center for Applied Research ; JHK & Associates
Contributors:

Fegan, John C.
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research and Development
Subject/TRT Terms:

Arterial Highways Crosswalks Pedestrian Safety Road Markings Sidewalks Streets Traffic Engineering Walkways Warrants (Traffic Control Devices)
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-RD-87-038
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
Abstract:

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.
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PDF
Funding:

DTFH61-84-C-00017
Collection(s):

Federal Highway Administration
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