Measuring commuting pedestrians' concerns for personal safety and the influence of lighting on these concerns.

Author(s)
Dravitzki, V.K. Cleland, B. Walton, D. & Laing, J.
Year
Abstract

Measures to increase the proportion of journeys made by walking need to ensure that pedestrian routes satisfy pedestrians' desires for pleasurable, inviting and safe walking environments. This study examined the extent that people walking home from work would have increased concerns for their personal safety in winter darkness compared to early autumn. Methods of measuring this concern were developed and applied to pedestrians leaving the Wellington CBD for the inner suburbs. Views on the adequacy of street lighting and of the desirability of walking were also measured and correlated with concerns for personal safety. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E210413.

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Library number
C 29026 (In: C 28997 CD-ROM) /83 /82 / ITRD E210369
Source

In: ATRF03 : [proceedings of the] 26th Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF) : leading transport research in the 21st century, Wellington, New Zealand, 1-3 October 2003, 14 p.

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