Intelligent Transport Systems and Pedestrian Traffic

Šimunović, Ljupko; Bošnjak, Ivan; Mandžuka, Sadko

doi:10.7307/ptt.v21i2.220

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“…A study undertaken at the University of Texas [8] highlighted the efficiency of PCTs where they were installed to enhance safety among pedestrians, particularly university students. Also, many other studies with similar findings were carried out at Toronto [9], Dublin [10], Croatia [11], California [12] and Korea [6]. Similarly, a study done by [13] showed an increased pedestrian safety in urban areas.…”

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Impacts of Countdown Timers on Pedestrian Behavior - Case Study in UAE

Balwan

Jaison²,

Fellendorf

2017

JTLE

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The purpose of the research is to investigate the impact of pedestrian countdown timers on pedestrian behavior and examine if it enhances their compliance and safety. A treatment and control methodology was conducted at a total of seven intersections in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. The pedestrian perception was gauged using a user preference survey that was distributed at the study intersections and online. Pedestrians are seen to have an overall positive perception of countdown timers. Pedestrian behavior was assessed via video recording. Video data was collected for a fixed duration in the morning and midday during a weekday. Various parameters were studied to measure pedestrian compliance and safety namelyproportion of violations, pedestrian-vehicle conflicts, successful crossings and pedestrians who ran out of time. Statistical analysis was carried out to analyze if the pedestrian proportion in a particular performance measure varied in a statistically significant manner between the two cases (with countdown timers and without countdown timers). A significant reduction in pedestrian noncompliance and a significant increase in the number of successful pedestrian crossings were observed. Overall, results show that pedestrian countdown timers are efficient in enhancing pedestrian safety and in aiding them to make better-informed decisions while crossing. However, to fully benefit from countdown timers, factors such as time allotted for the green and red phase as well as its location need to be considered. 

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Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 60%

Impacts of Countdown Timers on Pedestrian Behavior - Case Study in UAE

Balwan

Jaison²,

Fellendorf

2017

JTLE

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“…Such physiological and psychological effects of stress might have particularly negative effects in traffic, where the problem of safety is of extreme importance. Many studies have demonstrated the importance and complexity of safety problems in the traffic of pedestrians [26] in road traffic [27,28,29,30,31], rail [32,33], maritime [34], and air traffic [35,36], as well as other segments of transport systems.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Occupational Stress Perception and Healthy Lifestyle in Railroad Workers

Ostan¹,

Poljšak²,

Podovšovnik³

2011

PROMET

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A survey was performed in 2008 on a representative stratified sample of 245 railroad employees in Slovenia (168 blue-collar and 77 white-collar workers) with the aim of exploring different dimensions of workers’ lifestyle health. For this purpose a special questionnaire was developed. The intensity of perceived job stress was measured with one general index based on a 4-point ordinal scale. There were 54.3% of employees who perceived their work as stressful or very stressful. No significant differences between blue- and white-collar workers were found. Twenty-six dimensions of lifestyle were measured. There were 66.9% of interviewed employees who were found to be overweight or obese (BMI 25 or higher). Differences in lifestyle between blue- and white-collar workers were not significant at the level of 0.05, except for some dimensions: blue-collar workers spend more time in the open air and sunlight and consume lunch as the main meal more regularly. In general, lifestyle was not confirmed as statistically significant (at 0.05 level) moderator of perceived job stress, explaining just 11% of variance. However, there are some dimensions that are significantly (P

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“…The automobile active safety technology is helpful to reduce the chance of a crash by providing the driver with better means of controlling the automobile and avoiding hazards. Ši-munović [7] indicated that it is important to integrate the pedestrian traffic with the future of intelligent transport system architecture on time.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%