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Lec 34, Ch.5, pp.164-170: Pedestrian facilities (Objectives). Understand the number of accidents involving pedestrians is significantly high Learn the types of pedestrian accidents Learn where pedestrian accidents take place and who are vulnerable
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Lec 34, Ch.5, pp.164-170: Pedestrian facilities (Objectives) • Understand the number of accidents involving pedestrians is significantly high • Learn the types of pedestrian accidents • Learn where pedestrian accidents take place and who are vulnerable • Know what types of countermeasures are used to improve pedestrian safety
What we discuss in class today… • Pedestrian related accidents, recent statistics • Types of pedestrian accidents and locations of high pedestrian accidents • Countermeasures to improve pedestrian safety • Ways to improve pedestrian safety • Traffic calming in residential areas • Bicycle facilities
Reduction in pedestrian accidents – Almost 16% down in 2001 since1991
How to improve pedestrian safety Education 3E’s of Traffic Safety Enforcement Engineering • Principal geometric design elements we can use to enhance pedestrian safety: • Sidewalks • Overpasses or tunnels • Raised islands • Auto-free shopping streets • Neighborhood traffic control • Curb cuts and ramps • Shoulders – paved and wide • Crosswalks to control speed and through traffic
“Pedestrians’ Heaven” or Pedestrian District – Ginza Blvd, Tokyo • Ginza Douri (Ginza Blvd) becomes a pedestrian-only street Saturday and Sunday afternoons for about 6 hours. My suggestion to SLC: Make Main St between 100 So. and 600 So. of SLC a “pedestrians’ heaven” on Saturdays from, say, noon to 5:00 PM, rather than try to catch jay walkers.
Traffic calming measures (1) Chokers Road closures
Traffic calming measures (2) Speed bumps Roundabouts Entryways
Bike facilities NYC Subway
Provo/Orem’s new bike facility (Opened early 2002) Class I: Bike path in this section Class II: Bike lane in this section
Bicycle advocates Are you a bicycle lover? If you want to know what other cyclists are doing, visit: http://www.transalt.org Williamsburg Br. Bike Path