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Walking and Stopping over Tactile Paving. Childs, Craig R; Tyler, Nick Accessibility Research Group, UCL, London, UK. UK reports on Tactile Paving. Loo-Morrey, 2005. Tactile Paving Review. 17.5% neighbourhoods have poorly laid tactile paving
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Walking and Stopping over Tactile Paving Childs, Craig R; Tyler, Nick Accessibility Research Group, UCL, London, UK
UK reports on Tactile Paving Loo-Morrey, 2005. Tactile Paving Review. • 17.5% neighbourhoods have poorly laid tactile paving • ‘…fine provided they are in the right place and at the right angle, but so often they are not…’ • 5% wrong type • 12% wrong colour IDGO, 2010. Tactile paving design, siting and laying.
Layout 1 ~30m2 Edge? ? ?
Layout 2 ? ?
Previous study • Revisit data for detection distance Childs et al, 2010. Shared Space Delineators : Are They Detectable?
PAMELa Pedestrian Accessibility and Movement Environment Laboratory
Task 'walk towards me stopping if you detect change in surface otherwise keep walking at your normal walking pace'
0 400mm 400mm 400 800 1200 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 1:24 800mm 1:24 800mm 1:24 Results Long Cane n Fail Guide dog None
0 400mm 400mm 400 800 1200 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 1:24 800mm 1:24 800mm 1:24 Results Long Cane n Fail 40% 35% 3% 23% 40 26% 21% 15% 2% 61 48% 2% 0% 56 23% 27% 41% 5% 56 14% 34% 5% Guide dog 29% 13% 46% 13% 0% 24 0% 29% 58% 13% 0% 24 6% 38% 56% 0% 0% 16 None 8% 69% 15% 8% 13 8% 23% 54% 15% 0% 13 19 5% 53% 0% 26% 16% 54% 26 0% 0% 38% 8%
0 400mm 400mm 400 800 1200 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 1:24 800mm 1:24 800mm 1:24 Results Long Cane n Fail 40% 35% 3% 23% 40 26% 21% 15% 2% 61 48% 2% 0% 56 23% 27% 41% 5% 56 14% 34% 5% Guide dog 29% 13% 46% 13% 0% 24 0% 29% 58% 13% 0% 24 6% 38% 56% 0% 0% 16 None 8% 69% 15% 8% 13 8% 23% 54% 15% 0% 13 19 5% 53% 0% 26% 16% 54% 26 0% 0% 38% 8%
0 400mm 400mm 400 800 1200 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 1:24 800mm 1:24 800mm 1:24 Results Long Cane n Fail 40% 35% 3% 23% 40 26% 21% 15% 2% 61 48% 2% 0% 56 23% 27% 41% 5% 56 14% 34% 5% Guide dog 29% 13% 46% 13% 0% 24 0% 29% 58% 13% 0% 24 6% 38% 56% 0% 0% 16 None 8% 69% 15% 8% 13 8% 23% 54% 15% 0% 13 19 5% 53% 0% 26% 16% 54% 26 0% 0% 38% 8%
0 400mm 400mm 400 800 1200 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 1:24 800mm 1:24 800mm 1:24 Results Long Cane n Fail 40% 35% 3% 23% 40 26% 21% 15% 2% 61 48% 2% 0% 56 23% 27% 41% 5% 56 14% 34% 5% Guide dog 29% 13% 46% 13% 0% 24 0% 29% 58% 13% 0% 24 6% 38% 56% 0% 0% 16 None 8% 69% 15% 8% 13 8% 23% 54% 15% 0% 13 19 5% 53% 0% 26% 16% 54% 26 0% 0% 38% 8%
0 400mm 400 800 1200 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 1:24 800mm 1:24 Results Long Cane n Fail 40% 35% 3% 23% 40 26% 21% 15% 2% 61 48% 2% 0% 56 23% 27% 41% 5% 56 14% 34% 5% Guide dog 29% 13% 46% 13% 0% 24 0% 29% 58% 13% 0% 24 6% 38% 56% 0% 0% 16 1000 87% Ståhl et al. 2010 9% 56
0 400mm 400 800 1200 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 1:24 800mm 1:24 Results Long Cane n Fail 40% 35% 3% 23% 40 26% 21% 15% 2% 61 48% 2% 0% 56 23% 27% 41% 5% 56 14% 34% 5% Guide dog 29% 13% 46% 13% 0% 24 0% 29% 58% 13% 0% 24 6% 38% 56% 0% 0% 16 1000 87% Ståhl et al. 2010 9% 56 98% Sueda et al. 2000
0 400mm 400 800 1200 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 800mm 1:24 800mm 1:24 Results Long Cane n Fail 40% 35% 3% 23% 40 26% 21% 15% 2% 61 48% 2% 0% 56 23% 27% 41% 5% 56 14% 34% 5% Guide dog 29% 13% 46% 13% 0% 24 0% 29% 58% 13% 0% 24 6% 38% 56% 0% 0% 16 1000 87% Ståhl et al. 2010 9% 56 98% Sueda et al. 2000 GD 95% 0% 40 Peck & Bentzen, 1987 0% 56 95% LC
Results Summary • 400mm is not reliably detectable • 800mm is detectable • But stopping distance can be > 800mm • 400 < detectable < 800?
Discussion • Tactile paving guidelines exist • Inappropriate use examples • Confusing results even following guidelines • Should guidelines be revised? • On what additional evidence?