Review of performance of pelican and zebra crossings in Kent.

This report reviews the accident record of Kent's pelican and zebra sites and made the following findings: 1) The average annual accident rate for both zebra and pelican crossings should now be considered to be 0.5; 2) The accident rates of pelicans and zebras are similar. New zebra crossings should therefore be considered as a safe and economic alternative to pelicans in certain locations, particularly where vehicle speeds are low; 3) Zebra crossings are more likely than pelicans to incur shunt-type accidents. Skid resistance on the approaches to zebras should be laid to the same standard as pelicans; 4) Site inspections indicate that a higher priority should be given to the maintenance of zebra crossing; 5) New pelican crossings implemented where there have been 2 or more pedestrian accidents in the three years period before installation are likely to be succesful in reducing accidents; 6) The majority of sites with below average accidents where a pelican crossing is warranted will show either a reduction in accidents or no worsening after the provision of the crossing; 7) At sites with no accidents it is likely that 1 in 4 will have accidents after the provision of a pelican crossing; 8) Zebra crossing sites with 4 or more accidents in three years continued to have a poor accident record after conversion to pelican crossings, although some reduction will be achieved; and 9) Pelican sites converted from zebras are likely to be most succesful in reducing accidents if the previous accident record is 2 or 3 in 3 years.