Analysis of factors affecting the choice of route of pedestrians

Seneviratne, P N; Morrall, J

doi:10.1080/03081068508717309

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“…This result agrees with the results of previous studies that examined the relationship between commercial use and walking (Seneviratne and Morrall, 1985;Guo and Ferreira, 2008;Guo, 2009). Pedestrians were interested in commercial use and this played a role in path choice.…”

Section: Diagonal Street Characteristics With Path Choicesupporting

confidence: 83%

“…Pedestrian path choice is affected not only by distance to the destination, but also by various environmental factors (Guo and Loo, 2013). It is affected by street environment; weather protection, crowds, number of crossings, safety, and noise (Seneviratne and Morrall, 1985), sidewalk width, open space, presence of retail, topography, and street crossings (Guo and Ferreira, 2008;Guo, 2009). However, distance has the greatest effect on path choice (Rodriguez et al, 2014).…”

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Pedestrian Path Choice with Diagonal Streets

Kim

Lee

et al. 2016

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

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The aim of this study is to investigate pedestrian path choice between diagonal and straight streets. We selected 16 streets including both straight and diagonal streets in Seoul for this study. We then investigated the environments and structures of these streets and surveyed pedestrians about which streets they would choose when they had no destination. First, the participants tend to choose diagonal streets. Second, street angle and street width were identified as the structural factors that had the strongest effects on path choice among diagonal streets. Some environmental factors were also found to be significant: presence of sidewalk, road pavement type, commercial use, presence of street trees, and use of the acute angle plot at an intersection. Overall, the results indicated that some structural and environmental factors associated with diagonal streets affected the pedestrian path choice.

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Section: Diagonal Street Characteristics With Path Choicesupporting

confidence: 83%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Pedestrian Path Choice with Diagonal Streets

Kim

Lee

et al. 2016

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

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“…Although previous research has shown that travelers prefer routes containing fewer turns (Seneviante & Morrall, 1986), to our knowledge, no studies have controlled for the absolute length ofroutes; usually, the more turns a route has, the longer it is. Because we claim that subjects' judgments are based specifically on the straightness of routes, it is necessary to provide direct evidence that people prefer straight routes even when the straight route is not shorter than the alternatives.…”

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The initial segment strategy: A heuristic for route selection

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People often choose one route when traveling from point A to point B and a different route when traveling from point B to point A. To explain these route asymmetries, we propose that people rely on a heuristic (the initial segment strategy, or ISS) during route planning. This heuristic involves basing decisions disproportionately on the straightness of the initial segments of the routes. Asymmetries arise because the characteristics that favor selection of a particular route in one direction will usually differ from those that favor selection when traveling in the opposite direction. Results from five experiments supported these claims. In the first three experiments, we found that subjects' decisions were asymmetric and involved a preference for initially straight routes. In Experiment 4, we confirmed that the ISS is a heuristic by demonstrating that people rely on it more when under time pressure. However, people can choose the optimal route when instructed to do so. In Experiment 5, we generalized the findings by having subjects select routes on maps of college campuses. Taken together, the results indicate that the ISS can account for asymmetries in route choices on both real and artificial maps.

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“…Our conclusions motivate continuing work in relatively realistic navigation contexts, and contribute to research demonstrating the importance of considering spatial heuristics when explaining and predicting spatial behavior (Bailenson et al, 1998(Bailenson et al, , 2000Brunyé et al, 2010Brunyé et al, , 2012aBrunyé et al, , 2012bDalton, 2003;Hochmair & Frank, 2002;Sadalla & Staplin, 1980;Senevirante & Morrall, 1986). …”

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“…Within the spatial domain, extant research has suggested that heuristics account for a wide range of navigation behavior when people select and follow routes through unfamiliar environments. For instance, navigators tend to select routes that: (a) have fewer turns and landmarks moving toward a destination (Sadalla & Staplin, 1980;Senevirante & Morrall, 1986), (b) deviate minimally from the overall direction of a destination (Dalton, 2003;Hochmair & Frank, 2000), (c) are relatively long and straight as they leave an origin (Bailenson, Shum, & Uttal, 1998, d) use environmental clues (e.g., architectural details) to make inferences about indoor locations (Frankenstein, Büchner, Tenbrink, & Hölscher, 2010) and (e) move generally southward rather than northward (Brunyé, Andonova, Meneghetti, Noordzij, Pazzaglia, Wienemann, Mahoney, & Taylor, 2012;Brunyé, Mahoney, Gardony, & Taylor, 2010). This research suggests that individuals might adopt reliance on one or more specific strategies when faced with spatial uncertainty; applying heuristics when faced with problems might reflect efforts toward cognitive economy and simplification (Gray, Sims, Fu, & Schoelles, 2006).…”

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Where did it come from, where do you go? Direction sources influence navigation decisions during spatial uncertainty

Brunyé

Gagnon

Gardony

et al. 2015

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

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Previous research on route directions largely considers the case when a knowledgeable route-giver conveys accurate information. In the real world, however, route information is sometimes inaccurate, and directions can lead navigators astray. We explored how participants respond to route directions containing ambiguities between landmarks and turn directions, forcing reliance on one or the other. In three experiments, participants read route directions (e.g., To get to the metro station, take a right at the pharmacy) and then selected from destinations on a map. Critically, in half of the trials the landmark (pharmacy) and turn (right) directions were conflicting, such that the participant had to make a decision under conditions of uncertainty; under these conditions, we measured whether participants preferentially relied upon landmark- versus direction-based strategies. Across the three experiments, participants were either provided no information regarding the source of directions (Experiment 1), or told that the source of directions was a GPS device (Experiment 2), or a human (Experiment 3). Without information regarding the source of directions, participants generally relied on landmarks or turn information under conditions of ambiguity; in contrast, with a GPS source participants relied primarily on turn information, and with a human source on landmark information. Results were robust across gender and individual differences in spatial preference. We discuss these results within the context of spatial decision-making theory and consider implications for the design and development of landmark-inclusive navigation systems.

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Analysis of factors affecting the choice of route of pedestrians

Cited by 136 publications

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Pedestrian Path Choice with Diagonal Streets

Pedestrian Path Choice with Diagonal Streets

The initial segment strategy: A heuristic for route selection

Where did it come from, where do you go? Direction sources influence navigation decisions during spatial uncertainty

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