Design Concept for Child Pedestrian-Friendly Prototype

Abstract

Pedestrians as active transportation require adequate facility including child pedestrian pathways. Children as the pedestrian is a vulnerable user to an accident due to their active movement to play during their trip along the pedestrian pathway. Child pedestrian movement could lead to a crash with other users such as other pedestrians, cycles, motorcycles, and cars. Design concept and planning for child pedestrian pathway prototype is considering active child movement and object used in playing. Proper design and construction are crucial for child pedestrians in the potential area with a massive number of pedestrian and street users. This research aims to establish a concept for child pedestrian-friendly prototype. Methods use is a mixed-method including literature study and field study. The result shows that the area for child pedestrian prototype is divided into two main areas namely pedestrian area and playing area. The pedestrian area requires proper space for the child pedestrian flow movement. Playing an area requires space for a child to play for a limited time during walking time. Further research is a must to include child pedestrian main areas in the pedestrian standard.