Abstract
Walking is a sustainable mode of transportation that has several benefits related to improved health and reducing traffic congestion. The drawback to walking as a mode of transportation is the increased potential to be involved in a severe crash, which is greater than when two automobiles are involved in a crash. This paper provides a statistical analysis of pedestrian crashes that occurred in two Alabama cities where the crashes are divided into those where a sidewalk was present and those where a sidewalk was not present. The goal of the paper is to determine the difference in crash experiences and variables that contribute to vehicle-pedestrian crashes associated with the presence of the sidewalk. The paper uses binary logistic regression to develop models of pedestrian crashes and evaluates the models to determine factors that contribute the pedestrian crashes. The paper concludes that pedestrian crashes often happen in the evenings, with low lighting and visibility levels, independent of the presence of sidewalks.
Highlights
1.1 Introduction to the ProblemWalking is a vital and sustainable means of transportation and is gaining popularity
The data used in this analysis were extracted from the Critical Analysis Reporting Environment (CARE) maintained by the Center for Advance Public Safety at the University of Alabama
An assumption was made that the presence of a sidewalk implied that the pedestrian was using the sidewalk correctly as there is no mechanism to be certain that the pedestrian was not walking in the roadway near a sidewalk
Summary
1.1 Introduction to the ProblemWalking is a vital and sustainable means of transportation and is gaining popularity. The 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) presented that an estimated 42 billion walking trips are made every year in the US, accounting for 10.5% of the total trips taken [1]. The safety of these pedestrians is a top priority. In 2014, almost 5,000 pedestrian were killed and 65,000 injured in traffic crashes in the US, with 78% occurring in urban areas [2]. In Alabama, there were a total of 759 vehicle-pedestrian crashes resulting in 283 fatalities and incapacitating injuries, with another 387 pedestrians injured, with 84% being reported in urban areas [3]. Even with a sidewalk in place, there is still the possibility of a vehicle-pedestrian crash to occur
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