Pedestrian Characteristics Study in Singapore

Tanaboriboon, Yordphol; Hwa, Sim Siang; Chor, Chin Hoong

doi:10.1061/(asce)0733-947x(1986)112:3(229)

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“…Inconvenient dressing such as, traditional custom could also in uence the walking speed of pedestrian in terms of free movement of both footsteps. Similar ndings have been reported by Tanaboriboon et al (1986) and Tanaboriboon and Guyano (1991).…”

Section: Malaysian Pedestrian Crossing Speedsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…Hence, they are urged to walk faster and it is reasonable to accept this fact. is contributing factor is in line with some research conducted (Tanaboriboon et al, 1986;Tanaboriboon and Guyano, 1991).…”

Section: Crosswalk Typesupporting

confidence: 88%

“…is value is higher than countries in Asia (Tanaboriboon et al, 1986;Lam et al, 1995;Morrall et al, 1991) and England (Tanaboriboon and Guyano, 1991) (Table 4). However, for countries like the United States (Tanaboriboon et al, 1991), Canada (Morrall et al, 1991), andJordan (Tarawneh, 2001), the pedestrians' speeds are slightly similar.…”

Section: Malaysian Pedestrian Crossing Speedmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…According to completed researches, such as Tanaboriboon et al (1986); Tanaboriboon and Guyano (1991); Morrall et al (1991); Lam et al (1995); Knoblauch et al (1996); Koushki (1988); Lam and Cheung (2000); Tarawneh (2001), pedestrian walking speed can be determined by dividing the travel distance by crossing time. Normally, mean pedestrian walking speed or crossing speed will be considered.…”

Section: Fig 5 Data Collection Algorithmmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Foreign guidelines may not necessarily be adoptable for local practices. Asian pedestrians actually walk much slower compared with Western counterparts (Tanaboriboon et al, 1986;Tanaboriboon and Guyano, 1991). Therefore, to enhance pedestrian safety, there is a significant need to carry out a research to determine the pedestrian crossing speed in Malaysia and the factors contributing to the crossing speed.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Pedestrian Crossing Speed: The Case of Malaysia

Goh¹,

Kulanthayan²,

Wai³

et al. 2012

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Pedestrians are vulnerable road users, and they are always at risk when making their daily trips. Hence, roadway design and tra c control devices need to consider pedestrians' safety. Pedestrian walking speed is fundamental to any roadway and tra c control design. Unfortunately, no speci c guidelines exist for pedestrian crossing speed in Malaysia. e ultimate goals of this research are to establish the local pedestrian crossing speed and to identify the contributing factors. A total of 1579 samples on pedestrian crossing speed were collected at signalised and non-signalised crosswalks. e Bivariate analysis (chi-square test) was carried out to study statistically the association of the contributing factors. e Bivariate analysis shows that crosswalk type, age and gender signi cantly contribute to pedestrian speed in Malaysia. However, lighting (daytime and night-time) and race are not contributing to the pedestrians' speed. Besides, pedestrians at non-signalised crosswalk have signi cantly faster crossing speed than at signalised crosswalk. Chi-square test also showed that children pedestrians are the fastest group, and elderly pedestrians are the slowest group in terms of pedestrian crossing speed. Moreover, male pedestrians have signi cantly faster crossing speed than female pedestrians do.

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Section: Malaysian Pedestrian Crossing Speedsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Crosswalk Typesupporting

confidence: 88%

Section: Malaysian Pedestrian Crossing Speedmentioning

confidence: 87%

Section: Fig 5 Data Collection Algorithmmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Survey of pedestrians' crossing time at non‐signalized mid‐block street crossing

Zhao

Chen

Qin

et al. 2016

J of Advced Transportation

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At non-signalized mid-block street crossings in China's cities, pedestrians often weave between motor vehicle flows. This paper investigated the influence patterns of the gender and age of pedestrians, the presence of a pedestrian group, vehicles' interference and the crossing direction on the crossing time at non-signalized mid-block street crossings in Changsha, China. The results show that the crossing speed is approximately 1-1.1 m/s; the crossing time increases with increasing age, and the crossing speed of a pedestrian will be quicker when the time gap between the pedestrian and the oncoming vehicle is smaller if he/she decides to cross. This paper also analyzed the crossing time pattern when pedestrians cross lane by lane and found that pedestrians spend the most time crossing the first lane and the least time crossing the middle lane, regardless of whether they are crossing from the curb to the central island or from the central island to the curb. The crossing speed is an important input to the design of pedestrian facilities, so these findings can be applied to the assessment of pedestrian crossing safety in China's cities and can provide a basis for the design of pedestrian crossing facilities.The 85th percentile pedestrian crossing times for sites 1, 2 and 3 are 4.8, 4.6 and 4.7 s, respectively, corresponding to speeds of 0.73, 0.76 and 0.74 m/s. The 15th percentile pedestrian crossing speed is an important parameter. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices of the United States [24] offers a specification: when the 15th percentile pedestrian crossing speed is below 1.1 m/s, a signal control is not necessary. The surveyed point has no signal control for pedestrian crossing, which accords with this specification. The influence of pedestrian attributes on the crossing timeDifferences in thinking exist between males and females, and people's physical ability varies with age. This section investigates the influence of gender and age on crossing time.

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Investigating a university library building evacuation in Pakistan during a semi‐announced fire drill

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Evacuation models represent one of the main tools used to assess building fire safety.Existing evacuation models are based on data from evacuation drills in western and developed countries, while there is a need for data from South Asian and developing countries (in general). This paper presents the results of an evacuation drill carried out in a library of a developing country in South Asia (Pakistan). The data of 85 student evacuees were recorded and analysed. Pre-evacuation and walking speed data have been reported in this paper which are compared with the available data for library evacuations in other countries. The average pre-evacuation time of 24.3 s (± standard deviation [SD] = 19.83 s) obtained in this study was shorter than previously published data for similar building types in other parts of the world. Furthermore, unimpeded horizontal speeds (mean = 0.74 m/s, SD = 0.28 m/s) were also smaller than the values reported in the available literature. Stair descending speeds (mean = 0.97 m/s, SD = 0.36 m/s) were within the ranges of stair movement data listed in previous studies. These findings represent a pioneering dataset for future building designs and evacuation simulations in developing countries.

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Pedestrian Characteristics Study in Singapore

Cited by 133 publications

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Pedestrian Crossing Speed: The Case of Malaysia

Pedestrian Crossing Speed: The Case of Malaysia

Survey of pedestrians' crossing time at non‐signalized mid‐block street crossing

Investigating a university library building evacuation in Pakistan during a semi‐announced fire drill

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