Abstract
Pedestrians are most at risk when they are crossing the road. This represents a significant proportion of all fatalities among pedestrians, amounting respectively to 50% in non-built-up areas and 75% in built-up areas. The most frequent reason for this accident is failure to give way. What is most terrible is that 30% of pedestrian accidents occurred at marked pedestrian crossings. Therefore, an important part of pedestrian safety management is selecting the right type of crossings, which are suitable for the conditions. At certain speeds and traffic volume, the only safe option for pedestrian crossings is to apply multi-level solutions, that is footbridges or tunnels. The paper presents examples of infrastructure redesign by constructing footbridges and hence, separating pedestrians and vehicular traffic to improve pedestrian safety.
Highlights
Introduction and regulationsA European Transport Safety Council report published in June 2016 [1] points out to Poland as a country in which the number of road deaths per travelled vehicle-distance is the highest in the European Union
More details about the situation on Polish roads may be found in the report of the Polish Traffic Police Service [2]
What is most terrible is that 30% of pedestrian accidents occurred at marked pedestrian crossings [3]
Summary
A European Transport Safety Council report published in June 2016 [1] points out to Poland as a country in which the number of road deaths per travelled vehicle-distance is the highest in the European Union. More details about the situation on Polish roads may be found in the report of the Polish Traffic Police Service [2]. This statistic shows that with such poor safety of vulnerable road users, it is imperative that programmes and actions are developed to protect pedestrians and cyclists. As we can see from the nomogram, for certain speeds and traffic volumes, grade-separated solutions such as footbridges or tunnels are the only safe option. This solution should be supported with physical barriers to stop pedestrians from using prohibited at-grade crossings
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