Abstract
The design of safe pedestrian facilities usually depends on the assessment of pedestrian characteristics and behavior. In this investigation, pedestrian walking speed through the religious occasion have been monitored at three locations, Al- Kadhimiya (Imam AL-Kadim), Najaf and Karbala (Imam AL-Husain) holy shrines. Video captures of the pedestrian through their walking to the two holy shrines have been prepared and analyzed for walking speed, gender, age groups, and clothing tradition. The pedestrian sample size is 468, 501, and 447 for Al- Kadhimiya, Karbala, and Najaf respectively. When the gender is taken into consideration, it can be noted that the walking speed of male and female pedestrian is (0.97, 1.68, and 1.63) and (0.82, 1.46, and 1.48) meter/second for Al- Kadhimiya, Karbala, and Najaf respectively. When the cloth tradition is considered, female pedestrian wearing Arabic style is slower than male by 9% for Karbala and Najaf and 3% for Al- Kadhimiya. On the other hand, when age groups are considered, the elder pedestrian is slower in walking by 6% regardless of the gender and location. It was recommended that the restricted walking path at Al- Kadhimiya could be improved to control the jam density of pedestrian and increase the walking speed to its standard limit.
Highlights
Pedestrian facilities are an integral part of the overall transportation network
The influence of age group on the walking speed was investigated by, (Sarsam, 2013). it was reported that pedestrians in the age range from 18-50 years old were the fastest group of pedestrians and pedestrians over 50 years old were the slowest. (Daamen, 2004).studied the walking speed obtained from previous studies in uncongested corridors and found that the mean walking speed of 1.34 m / second with a standard deviation of 0.37 for pedestrians in non-crowded situations could be detected
Table 2 exhibits the pedestrian walking speed as related to gender, and it can be observed that male pedestrian walks faster than female by (9, 13 and 15) % for (Najaf, Karbala, and AlKadhimiya) respectively
Summary
Pedestrian facilities are an integral part of the overall transportation network. Despite the technological progress of our time, walking is still the most common and efficient mode of transportation, especially at the beginning and end of each journey. The Iraqi people are accustomed to greeting some religious events on foot every year. The most important of these events is the 40th visit to Imam AL-Husain holy shrine in Karbala which coincides with the 20th of Safar In the Hijri and other appropriate dates, Imam al-Kadhim visit on 25 Rajab. This action examines factors that affect walking speed. Differences in walking speed are designed for pedestrians and are related to pedestrian characteristics such as gender, clothing traditions and age group. New Zealand Government Planning and Walking Guide (2009), chooses 1.5 m / second as the average walking speed for a "fit and healthy" adult, which is about 25% faster than the United States. (Hoogendoorn et al 2003). found that the high density of pedestrians happens in particular areas, for example waiting in front of the stairs and the average density measured depends heavily on how to measure the selected area
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