The Crossing Speed of Elderly Pedestrians
The population of elderly people is rapidly growing and in terms of safety, senior pedestrians represent one of the most vulnerable group. The pedestrian crossing speed is a significant input parameter in traffic engineering, which can have effect on pedestrians’ safety, especially of older populati...
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doaj-13d79afeaf90470198ff7e862e5683d12020-11-25T00:35:52ZengUniversity of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic SciencesPromet (Zagreb)0353-53201848-40692017-04-0129217518310.7307/ptt.v29i2.21012101The Crossing Speed of Elderly PedestriansAna Trpković0Marina Milenković1Milan Vujanić2Branimir Stanić3Draženko Glavić4University of Belgrade, The Faculty of Transport and Traffic EngineeringUniversity of Belgrade, The Faculty of Transport and Traffic EngineeringUniversity of Belgrade, The Faculty of Transport and Traffic EngineeringUniversity of Belgrade, The Faculty of Transport and Traffic EngineeringUniversity of Belgrade, The Faculty of Transport and Traffic EngineeringThe population of elderly people is rapidly growing and in terms of safety, senior pedestrians represent one of the most vulnerable group. The pedestrian crossing speed is a significant input parameter in traffic engineering, which can have effect on pedestrians’ safety, especially of older population. The objective of this study was to determine the value of the crossing speed of elderly pedestrians (65+) for different types of urban crossings. The research was conducted at ten intersections in the city of Belgrade, Serbia, using the method of direct observation and a questionnaire for collecting data. The data were analysed in the statistical software package IBM SPSS Statistics. The results showed that elderly pedestrians walk slower and the crossing type significantly influenced the speed of older population. The order of crossing types in relation to the measured speed is ranked as follows, from the lowest to the highest speed value: unsignalized, signalized, signalized with pedestrian countdown display, signalized with pedestrian island and pedestrian countdown display and finally signalized crossing with pedestrian island. According to the questionnaire results, the elderly recognize the importance of implementing pedestrian counters. This indicates the necessity to provide safe street crossing for the elderly using the corresponding engineering measures.https://traffic.fpz.hr/index.php/PROMTT/article/view/2101elderly pedestrianscrossing speedpedestrian crossing typesafety |
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Ana Trpković Marina Milenković Milan Vujanić Branimir Stanić Draženko Glavić The Crossing Speed of Elderly Pedestrians Promet (Zagreb) elderly pedestrians crossing speed pedestrian crossing type safety |
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Ana Trpković Marina Milenković Milan Vujanić Branimir Stanić Draženko Glavić |
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The Crossing Speed of Elderly Pedestrians |
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The Crossing Speed of Elderly Pedestrians |
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The Crossing Speed of Elderly Pedestrians |
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The Crossing Speed of Elderly Pedestrians |
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crossing speed of elderly pedestrians |
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University of Zagreb, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences |
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Promet (Zagreb) |
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0353-5320 1848-4069 |
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2017-04-01 |
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The population of elderly people is rapidly growing and in terms of safety, senior pedestrians represent one of the most vulnerable group. The pedestrian crossing speed is a significant input parameter in traffic engineering, which can have effect on pedestrians’ safety, especially of older population. The objective of this study was to determine the value of the crossing speed of elderly pedestrians (65+) for different types of urban crossings. The research was conducted at ten intersections in the city of Belgrade, Serbia, using the method of direct observation and a questionnaire for collecting data. The data were analysed in the statistical software package IBM SPSS Statistics. The results showed that elderly pedestrians walk slower and the crossing type significantly influenced the speed of older population. The order of crossing types in relation to the measured speed is ranked as follows, from the lowest to the highest speed value: unsignalized, signalized, signalized with pedestrian countdown display, signalized with pedestrian island and pedestrian countdown display and finally signalized crossing with pedestrian island. According to the questionnaire results, the elderly recognize the importance of implementing pedestrian counters. This indicates the necessity to provide safe street crossing for the elderly using the corresponding engineering measures. |
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elderly pedestrians crossing speed pedestrian crossing type safety |
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