1. Lec 34, Ch.5, pp.164-170: Pedestrian facilities (Objectives) Understand the number of accidents involving pedestrians is significantly high Learn the types of pedestrian accidents Learn where pedestrian accidents take place and who are vulnerable Know what types of countermeasures are used to improve pedestrian safety

2. What we discuss in class today… Pedestrian related accidents, recent statistics Types of pedestrian accidents and locations of high pedestrian accidents Countermeasures to improve pedestrian safety Ways to improve pedestrian safety Traffic calming in residential areas Bicycle facilities

3. Pedestrian accidents in 2000

4. Reduction in pedestrian accidents – Almost 16% down in 2001 since1991

5. Who are most vulnerable?

6. Who are most vulnerable? (cont.)

7. Time of day: young pedestrian fatalities

8. Alcohol involvement

9. Types of pedestrian accidents (Tab. 5.15) Dart-out (1 st half)24% Dart-out (2 nd half)10% Midblock dash8% Intersection dash13% Vehicle turn-merge with attention conflict 4% Turning vehicle5% Multiple threat3%

10. Types of pedestrian accidents (Tab. 5.15) (cont) Bus-stop related2% Vendor-ice cream truck 2% Disabled vehicle- related 1% Result of vehicle- vehicle crash 3% Trapped1% Walking along roadway 1% Other23%

11. How to improve pedestrian safety Education EnforcementEngineering 3E’s of Traffic Safety Principal geometric design elements we can use to enhance pedestrian safety: Sidewalks Overpasses or tunnels Raised islands Auto-free shopping streets Neighborhood traffic control Curb cuts and ramps Shoulders – paved and wide Crosswalks to control speed and through traffic

12. “Pedestrians’ Heaven” or Pedestrian District – Ginza Blvd, Tokyo My suggestion to SLC: Make Main St between 100 So. and 600 So. of SLC a “pedestrians’ heaven” on Saturdays from, say, noon to 5:00 PM, rather than try to catch jay walkers. Ginza Douri (Ginza Blvd) becomes a pedestrian-only street Saturday and Sunday afternoons for about 6 hours.

13. Traffic calming measures (1) Chokers Road closures

14. Traffic calming measures (2) Speed bumpsRoundabouts Entryways

15. Bike facilities NYC Subway

16. Provo/Orem’s new bike facility (Opened early 2002) Class I: Bike path in this section Class II: Bike lane in this section

17. Perils of bicyclists

18. Pedestrians and bikes

19. Bicycle advocates Are you a bicycle lover? If you want to know what other cyclists are doing, visit: http://www.transalt.org Williamsburg Br. Bike Path