PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AT CROSSINGS

The article deals with the evaluation of selected pedestrian crossings in terms of their functional parameters. Road safety is still a highly debated issue in all countries with a developed automobile transportation. Risk are the group of participants, with a team that drivers and passengers in moto...

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Published in:Acta Tecnología
Main Authors: Pavol Kajánek, Roman Ondrejka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 4S go, s.r.o. 2015-12-01
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Online Access:http://www.actatecnologia.eu/issues/2015/II_2015_01_Kajanek_Ondrejka.pdf
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Summary:The article deals with the evaluation of selected pedestrian crossings in terms of their functional parameters. Road safety is still a highly debated issue in all countries with a developed automobile transportation. Risk are the group of participants, with a team that drivers and passengers in motor vehicles are more or less protected by the vehicle itself, cyclists and motorcyclists are partially protected for example, helmet. But pedestrians are not protected at all. Thus pedestrian is the most vulnerable road users. In Slovakia, die each year from an average of 200 pedestrians. The most frequent causes of pedestrian accidents are the entrance to the roadway approaching the motor vehicle from the sidewalk and miscalculation when passing communication.
ISSN:2453-675X