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Effects of installing a marked crosswalk on road crossing behaviour and perceptions of the environment.

Havard, Catriona; Willis, Alexandra

Authors

Catriona Havard

Alexandra Willis



Abstract

A two-pronged study was conducted to investigate (a) pedestrians’ road-crossing behaviour and (b) perceptions of the walking environment, both before and after the installation of a marked crosswalk (zebra crossing) at a single case-study location in Edinburgh, UK. The observational and questionnaire surveys indicated that: (a) pedestrians were significantly more likely to use the location to cross the road, waited significantly less time to cross, and walked significantly more slowly after the zebra had been installed compared
with before; and (b) people felt safer, less vulnerable to traffic and more confident when crossing the road after the zebra had been installed. The results indicate that installing a marked crosswalk such as a zebra crossing can significantly enhance the road-crossing experience of pedestrians and therefore improve the walking journey more broadly.

Citation

Havard, C., & Willis, A. (2012). Effects of installing a marked crosswalk on road crossing behaviour and perceptions of the environment. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 15, 249-260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2011.12.007

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2012-05
Deposit Date Jun 20, 2012
Print ISSN 1369-8478
Electronic ISSN 1873-5517
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 15
Pages 249-260
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2011.12.007
Keywords road crossing; pedestrian; environment; planning; transport; observation; real-world
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5474
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2011.12.007