Although the literature has addressed the potential safety of various classes of highway-rail
crossing warning devices, few studies have compared the safety of crossings for different …

This paper examines safety impacts of a Pedestrian Countdown Signal (PCS) installed on a
busy downtown intersection in San Diego, California. Crossing episodes of over 5000 …

Illegal pedestrian behaviour is common and is reported as a factor in many pedestrian
crashes. Since walking is being promoted for its health and environmental benefits …

Pedestrian foot overbridges are sparsely used compared to the at-grade crosswalks in
Indian cities. At the signalised intersections, in the presence of at-grade crosswalk, the …

Pedestrian injuries at crosswalk locations represent a significant problem. In 2002, 22.7
percent of US pedestrians involved in collisions were in a crosswalk at the time of the …

Every year, more than 400 people are killed in over 1,200 accidents at road-rail level
crossings in the European Union. Together with tunnels and specific road black spots, level …

The principal aims of this thesis are to define suitable measures for safer pedestrian and
cycle crossings on arterial roads, to implement these measures on a large scale and to …

It is globally accepted that gates at rail road grade crossings (RRGCs) are more effective at
preventing collisions between road users and trains than other types of traffic control devices …

Background Human behaviour is an obvious, yet under-studied factor in pedestrian injury.
Behavioural interventions that address rule violations by pedestrians and motorists could …

In this study, raised pedestrian crosswalks were installed at non-signalized mid-block
crosswalks situated on urban arterial and collector roads. A raised crosswalk is built by …