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http://dx.doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2018.38.2.0283

Development of Pedestrian Delay Model at Signalized Intersections  

Chang, Hyun-ho (Seoul National University)
Yoon, Byoung-jo (Incheon National University)
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KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research / v.38, no.2, 2018 , pp. 283-294 More about this Journal
Abstract
An accurate pedestrian-delay model is essential for the pedestrian-oriented evaluation of signalized intersection (SI). The crossing behaviors of pedestrians at signalized pedestrian crosswalks (SPCs) are various, and their arrival behaviors consist of two types, random and platoon. It is natural, hence, that the behaviors of pedestrian crossing and arrival should be considered in order to estimate accurate pedestrian delay. Despite this necessity, a simple pedestrian-delay model that cannot explain these behaviors of pedestrian movements is still recommended in Highway Capacity Manual (HCM). For these reasons, a pedestrian-delay model, suitable for various SPCs and SIs, is required to make pedestrian-oriented decisions on the design and operation of various SPCs and SIs. This paper proposes a novel pedestrian-delay model that is based on the behaviors of pedestrian crossing and arrival. The proposed model consists of two sub models: the one for SPC and the other for SI. The SPC delay model was developed based on the behaviors of pedestrian crossing during pedestrian green time. The SI delay model was designed based on the behaviors of pedestrian crossing and platoon arrival. The results of a numerical simulation showed that the proposed delay model can successfully overcome the under- and overestimation problems of the HCM model with explaining various behaviors of pedestrian crossing and arrival.
Keywords
Signalized intersection; Pedestrian; Delay model; Pedestrian platoon; Arrival and crossing behavior;
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