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http://dx.doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2011.31.4D.497

Development of Pedestrian Safety Index - Focused on Gyeongnam Province -  

Kim, Kyung Whan (경상대학교 도시공학과, 환경 및 지역발전연구소)
Oh, Il Seong (경상대학교 도시공학과 대학원 도시공학전공)
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KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research / v.31, no.4D, 2011 , pp. 497-509 More about this Journal
Abstract
Walking is basic and important means of transportation for human. Although recently safety for pedestrians relating to traffic safety is considered to be important, efforts and interest for pedestrian safety are very unsatisfactory. Thus, it is needed to develop a pedestrian safety index which could be used to plan pedestrian safety program and to reduce/prevent pedestrian accidents. In this study, the Pedestrian Safety Index about 10 cities in Gyeongnam Province was developed using 5 factors highly influencing on pedestrian safety, which are the five year average pedestrian accidents per 100,000 population, the year 2009 pedestrian accidents per 100,000 population, crosswalk signal obey rate, jaywalking rate, and the year 2009 pedestrian accidents for children under 14 years and the elderly over 65 years. The perfect score for the index is 100. As the score becomes nearer to 100, pedestrian safety becomes better. The pedestrin safeties of Changwon, Gimhae and Masan are good and those of Sachon and Tongyong are bad. Tongyong's low score at the index is due to high pedestrian accidents rate only and Sachon's low score is due to high pedestrian accidents rate and jaywalking. At the pedestrian safety index of 10 counties of Gyeongnam Province, the pedestran safeties of Hamyang and Hapchon are good and those of Haman, Hadong and Gosung are bad.
Keywords
pedestrian safety index; pedestrian accident; crosswalk signal obey rate; jaywalking rate;
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