The perception of Malaysian pedestrians toward the use of footbridges

Background: Neurotrauma is an important global health problem. The largest cause of neurotrauma worldwide is road traffic collisions (RTCs), particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Neurotrauma and RTCs are preventable, and many preventative interventions have been implemented over the last decades, especially in high-income countries (HICs). However, it is uncertain if these strategies are applicable globally due to variations in environment, resources, population, culture and infrastructure. Given this issue, this scoping review aims to identify, quantify and describe the evidence on approaches in neurotrauma and RTCs prevention, and ascertain contextual factors that influence their implementation in LMICs and HICs. Methods: A systematic search was conducted using five electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Global Health on EBSCO host, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews), grey literature databases, government and non-government websites, as well as bibliographic and citation searching of selected articles. The extracted data were presented using figures, tables, and accompanying narrative summaries. The results of this review were reported using the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR).

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“…Only HIC studies discussed audio-tactile lanemarkings and street lighting. One LMIC study explored the use of pedestrian footbridges [59].…”

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“…Despite road engineering programmes, poor design resulted in the structure or facility being non-protective and inconveniencing road users, especially pedestrians. In an LMIC study on pedestrian footbridges, good locations promoted use, although physical and psychological barriers resulted in non-use for some [59].…”

Section: Engineeringmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mapping global evidence on strategies and interventions in neurotrauma and road traffic collisions prevention: a scoping review

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“…Despite road engineering programmes, poor design resulted in the structure or facility being non-protective and inconveniencing road users, especially pedestrians. In an LMIC study on pedestrian foot bridges, good locations promoted use, although physical and psychological barriers resulted in non-use for some [59].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Only HIC studies discussed audio tactile lane markings and street lighting. One LMIC study explored the use of pedestrian footbridges[59].Vehicle engineering approaches were examined in mostly HIC studies. These included vehicle design, in-vehicle technologies such as seat belt reminders and air bags, as well as crash avoidance technologies such as anti-lock braking systems, alcohol ignition interlocks, intelligent speed adaptation, blind spot monitoring and lane departure warning systems.…”

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Mapping global evidence on strategies and interventions in neurotrauma and road traffic collisions prevention: A scoping review

Selveindran

Tango

Khan

et al. 2020

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Background Neurotrauma is an important global health problem. The largest cause of neurotrauma worldwide is road traffic collisions (RTCs), particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Neurotrauma and RTCs are preventable, and many preventative interventions have been implemented over the last decades, especially in high income countries (HICs). However, it is uncertain if these strategies are applicable globally due to variations in environment, resources, population, culture and infrastructure. Given this issue, this scoping review aims to identify, quantify and describe the evidence on approaches in neurotrauma and RTCs prevention, and ascertain contextual factors that influence their implementation in LMICs and HICs.Methods A systematic search was conducted using five electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Global Health EBSCO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews), grey literature databases, government and non-government websites, as well as bibliographic and citation searching of selected articles. The extracted data were presented using figures, tables, and accompanying narrative summaries. The results of this review were reported using the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR).Results A total of 411 publications met the inclusion criteria, including 349 primary studies and 62 reviews. More than 80 percent of the primary studies were from HICs, and described all levels of neurotrauma prevention. Only 65 papers came from LMICs, which mostly described primary prevention, focussing on road safety. For the reviews, 41 papers (66.1%) reviewed primary, 18 tertiary (29.1%), and three secondary preventative approaches. Most of the primary papers in the reviews came from HICs (67.7%) with 5 reviews on only LMIC papers. Fifteen reviews (24.1%) included papers from both HICs and LMICs. Intervention settings ranged from nation-wide to community-based, but were not reported in 44 papers (10.8%), most of which were reviews. Contextual factors were described in 62 papers, and varied depending on the interventions.Conclusions There is a large quantity of global evidence on strategies and interventions for neurotrauma and RTCs prevention. However, less papers were from LMICs, especially on secondary and tertiary prevention. More primary research needs to be done in these countries to determine what strategies and interventions exist, and the applicability of HIC interventions in LMICs.

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“…time saving were reported as in uential factors by pedestrian to use overpasses [13][14][15][16]. Bridges structural characteristics such as color, lightening, scenic and safety vision were reported as factors dis/encouraging its usage [10,17,18].…”

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Listening to Pedestrian; What are the Influential Factors on Bridge use?

Saadati¹,

Dorosti²,

Dahim³

et al. 2020

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Background: Pedestrian bridges are safe tools for street crossing. Bridges structural characteristics, locating and also pedestrian perception and attitudes may affect their bridge use behavior. The aim of this study was to identify the factors influencing use/non-use of pedestrian bridges in Tabriz, Iran. Methods: Using cross-sectional approach, we have conducted a study in Tabriz, 2019. Through a pilot study data and Cochrane formula, the sample size was estimated to be 360. Sampling was done using simple random sampling method. Pedestrians around two types of the bridges with/whiteout escalator were included in the study. Sample allocation was done equally among bridges. A valid questionnaire (CVI= 0.78, α=0.75) was used for data collection. Data was analyzed using SPSS 21. Results: Totally 358 people were participated with an average age of 29±11.6 years. More than 72% of the participants had driving license and about a quarter of them had a crash history. Nearly 10% declared that they use pedestrian bridge sometimes or never. About 43% believed that bridge using is necessary only in crowded streets. Locating issues including bridge distance from zebra lines and pedestrian destination, lack of escalator, bridge darkness at nighttime and pedestrian perception of bridge safety were the main barriers to use bridges. Having a driving license and education level were significantly associated with pedestrian bridge use behavior (p<0.05). Conclusions: Designing pedestrian bridges using artistic principles will create more sense of safety and positive perception which will facilitate bridges utility. Future developments in pedestrian safety initiatives should consider effective countermeasures which influence pedestrian safe behavior such as bridge use.

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The perception of Malaysian pedestrians toward the use of footbridges

Abstract: The study encourages decision makers and stakeholders to consider providing escalators for new footbridges to enhance the safety of pedestrians.

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Mapping global evidence on strategies and interventions in neurotrauma and road traffic collisions prevention: a scoping review

Mapping global evidence on strategies and interventions in neurotrauma and road traffic collisions prevention: a scoping review

Mapping global evidence on strategies and interventions in neurotrauma and road traffic collisions prevention: A scoping review

Listening to Pedestrian; What are the Influential Factors on Bridge use?

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