The effect of a prominent pedestrian crossing and cobblestones on traffic calming and safety

Articles in Press

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Department of Traffic Safety Management, Amin University of Police Sciences, Faculty of Command and Staff, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/road.2023.385946.2144

Abstract

Background and purpose: Walking is the most effective option of sustainable transportation in the city. Considering the use of the pedestrian crossing as one of the means of controlling and calming the traffic, this research has investigated the effect of the raised pedestrian crossing on the calming and safety of the traffic

Method: This research was applied in terms of purpose in terms of nature. Data related to vehicle speed variables pedestrian crossing The statistical population was all drivers passing through the main and secondary arterial streets of Tehran. Due to the unlimited nature of the population, the sample size of 384 people was determined according to Morgan's table and available sampling was used. Data analysis was done with Pearson correlation and dependent t tests by SPSS22 software.

Findings: The pedestrian crossing has a significant effect on reducing the speed of vehicles in the main and secondary arterial roads. The average speed reduction was 52.7 and 31.7 km per hour at the distance of 250 meters from the pedestrian crossing on the main and side streets, respectively, and at a distance of 100 meters, it was 20.2 and 24.5 km per hour, respectively.

Conclusion: The effect of the prominent pedestrian crossing on the main arterial roads in calming and increasing traffic safety compared to other crossings had the greatest effect (70%), while the level pedestrian crossing on the street Compared to other pedestrian crossings, secondary arterials have the least effect (34.4%) in calming and increasing traffic safety.

Keywords

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics