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Badanie zachowań uczestników ruchu na przejściach dla pieszych na podstawie analizy obrazu
Safety assessment of pedestrian crossing solutions

Author(s): Piotr Olszewski, Witold Czajewski, Paweł Dąbkowski, Piotr Szagała
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Biblioteka Politechniki Lubelskiej
Keywords: Pedestrian safety; pedestrian crossing; image analysis; conflict technique

Summary/Abstract: Paper presents preliminary findings from the research project Mobis which is aimed at developing a method of assessing safety of pedestrian road crossings by using video image analysis. Pedestrian and vehicle traffic has been recorded at a selected crossing site in Warsaw for 2 months, before and after installation of safety measures which included active signage and speed humps. Speeds of approaching vehicles were measured and vehicle-pedestrian conflict situations identified by using video analysis. Results indicate that both SignFlash active signage and speed humps reduce mean vehicle speed and have a positive impact on drivers’ behaviour.

  • Issue Year: 13/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 177-184
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish