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http://dx.doi.org/10.12815/kits.2013.12.6.097

Study on the Installation warrants of staggered crosswalk traffic island on Urban Streets - Focusing on pedestrian safety and service level -  

Shim, Kwan-Bo (도로교통공단 교통과학연구원)
Kim, Joong-Hyo (도로교통공단 교통과학연구원)
Park, Kyung-Woo (전남대학교 토목공학과)
Ha, Dong-Ik (서울대학교 건설환경종합연구소)
Publication Information
The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems / v.12, no.6, 2013 , pp. 97-107 More about this Journal
Abstract
On the Staggered Crosswalks, pedestrians cross the crosswalks two times. This method can reduce the cycle, the vehicle delay and the walking distance by increasing the major direction of green time. The safety of pedestrians is also effective. This study suggests the warrant of the facilities of island width and length etc. by considering the road structure and pedestrians. Also this study suggests the standard of the safety through the accident analysis of Staggered crosswalks and General Crosswalks. In the results, accident rate of the Staggered Crosswalks 18.3(100 million vehicle-km) was lower than the accident rate of the General Crosswalks 28.3(100million vehicle-km). By understanding the start point of crossing of the Staggered Crosswalks, the analysis of the location and types of accident suggests the safety zone(spare space). The setting warrants of Staggered Crosswalks are 4 lane over the road and the 2 meter over sidewalk width of island. The minimum length of the Pedestrian island was doubled compared to the crosswalks width. And the maximum length was set by considering the wait time of the pedestrians.
Keywords
Staggered Crosswalk; Pedestrian Island; Island Width; Island Length; Safety Zone; Warrants;
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