Evaluating Pedestrian Safety at Midblock Crossings in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Author(s)
Diogenes, M.C. & Lindau, L.A.
Year
Abstract

This paper proposes a method to evaluate the potential risk of pedestriancrashes at midblock crossings that can be applied in developing countries. The method is quantitative as it uses modeling techniques to represent the relationship of risk factors with the occurrence of pedestrian crashes.The application comprised the analysis of reported pedestrian crashes in the city of Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil, between 1998 and 2006, and the identification of midblock crossings with the highest number of pedestrian crashes. Twenty one midblock crosswalks were selected for evaluation. A Poisson regression model was developed to relate pedestrian crashes to the prevailing operational and physical characteristics of midblock crossings. The results indicate that pedestrian crash risk is influenced by a combination of interactive risk factors, such as the presence of busways and bus stops, the road width, number of traffic lanes, and volumes of pedestrians and vehicles.

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C 48097 (In: C 47949 DVD) /80 / ITRD E854372
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In: Compendium of papers DVD 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board TRB, Washington, D.C., January 10-14, 2010, 17 p.

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