Determination of Pedestrian Level of Service on Sidewalks in Samawah City

Al-Mukaram, Noorance; Musa, Sarah S.

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/928/2/022077

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“…Survey and interview, walkability index, facilities level of service, and pedestrian safety index are among the most used methods in the literature to investigate the safety of pedestrians in respect to the existing facilities [56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65].…”

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Investigating and Improving Pedestrian Safety in an Urban Environment of a LMIC: A Case Study of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Tezong,

Dimitri,

Fondzenyuy

et al. 2024

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In Yaoundé, Cameroon, where walking is a leading transport mode, pedestrian safety remains an issue as they account for a fair share of road traffic casualties, partly due to the lack of walking policies and data on pedestrian facilities safety, hindering targeted intervention. This study investigated road segments using the Pedestrian Safety Index (PSI) and the Global Walkability Index (GWI) across 12 key roads frequented by diverse pedestrian groups, especially students. The indexes were graded from E to A and analyzed using description and rank correlation analysis. Only one segment (R7) achieved a grade C, while the remainder scored D or E, indicating poor pedestrian safety conditions and unpleasant walking experience. The strong correlation coefficient (0.69) between the PSI and GWI at a 99% significance level validated the safety assessment, providing confidence in the safety results. Leveraging these findings, a seven-year (2024-2030) safety strategy was developed aiming to upgrade all roads to grade B. This strategy contains interventions including engineering improvement, proven effective. The study offers evidence for city officials to improve pedestrian safety and informs walking policies development and upcoming projects implementation. Future research should include more road segments and validate indexes with crash or conflict data.

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Investigating and Improving Pedestrian Safety in an Urban Environment of a LMIC: A Case Study of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Tezong,

Dimitri,

Fondzenyuy

et al. 2024

Preprint

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“…The most used methods in the literature to investigate the safety of pedestrians in respect to the existing facilities include surveys and interviews of pedestrians, computation of walkability index, level of service of pedestrian facilities, and pedestrian safety index [59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68].…”

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Investigating and Improving Pedestrian Safety in an Urban Environment of a Low- or Middle-Income Country: A Case Study of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Feudjio,

Tchaheu,

Fondzenyuy

et al. 2024

Future Transportation

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In Yaoundé, Cameroon, where walking dominates transport modes, pedestrian safety remains an issue as pedestrians account for a fair share of road traffic casualties, partly due to the lack of walking policies and pedestrian facilities safety data, hindering targeted intervention. This study used a pedestrian safety index (PSI) and the Global Walkability Index (GWI) to investigate 12 road segments frequented by diverse pedestrian groups. Indexes were graded from E—lowest to A—highest and analyzed using description and rank correlation. Main safety issues included lack of adequate and accessible sidewalks, bollards, pedestrian crossings, signage, shade, and street lighting. Only one segment (R7) achieved grade C, while the remainder scored D or E, indicating poor pedestrian safety conditions and an unpleasant walking experience. The correlation coefficient (0.69) between the PSI and GWI at a 99% significance level validated the safety assessment, providing confidence in the results. A seven-year (2024–2030) safety strategy is proposed to improve all roads to grade B. This strategy contains several interventions, including engineering improvement, which have been proven effective. This study offers evidence for city officials to improve pedestrian safety and informs walking policies and the implementation of upcoming projects. Future research should quantify the recommendations’ benefits and validate indexes with crash or conflict data.

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“…Therefore, those sites endowed with wider effective sidewalk width will have a better level of service as long as other factors remain constant. The level of service was computed by taking the volume of pedestrian traffic counted every 15 min during the peak hours across sidewalks as one criterion (HCM, 2010;Kituku, 2017;Al-Mukaram and Musa, 2020). In this study, a total of 16,485 pedestrians were counted manually during the peak hours.…”

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Determination of Pedestrian Level of Service on Sidewalks in Samawah City

Cited by 7 publications

References 4 publications

Investigating and Improving Pedestrian Safety in an Urban Environment of a LMIC: A Case Study of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Investigating and Improving Pedestrian Safety in an Urban Environment of a LMIC: A Case Study of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Investigating and Improving Pedestrian Safety in an Urban Environment of a Low- or Middle-Income Country: A Case Study of Yaoundé, Cameroon

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