Gap acceptance by pedestrians
Author
Faculty Advisor
Date
1992
Keywords
pedestrians, risk
Abstract (summary)
The riskiness of street crossing behavior of 75 individuals and groups of pedestrians was observed. Gap acceptance, or the elapsed time before a pedestrian initiated a crossing at a marked crosswalk and the time until a vehicle passed through the crosswalk, was the measure of risk. Pedestrian groups containing at least one infant tended to choose longer gaps, i.e., they were less risky in their crossing. Gap acceptance was also more conservative as the mean age of the pedestrian group increased. Gap was not affected by the sex ratio of the group or the volume of traffic passing through the intersection.
Publication Information
Harrell, W. A., & Bereska, T. (1992). Gap acceptance by pedestrians. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 75 (2), 432-434. doi:10.2466/pms.1992.75.2.432
Notes
Item Type
Article
Language
English
Rights
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