Pedestrian Refuge Island in the Improvement of Pedestrian Crossing Safety

摘要：

Characterized as less costly, practical and convenient, pedestrian refuge islands are commonly used in assisting pedestrians to cross the street. Firstly, the paper analyzes the functions of refuge islands in terms of pedestrian crossing safety and walking environment improvement. It is further illustrated that refuge islands can create more acceptable gaps for a safe crossing. Then, the paper discusses three forms of refuge islands, namely, splitter islands, refuge islands at median locations of the street and refuge islands formed by extending motor/non-motor separation strips. The three refuge forms, as well as staggered crosswalks, are explained with photos and figures. In addition, the paper proposes the typical conditions where refuge islands are most beneficial and raises attention to related noteworthy problems. Conclusions are finally reached. The pedestrian refuge island is an effective measure to make crossing much easier and a proper use of the refuge island is bound to improve pedestrian safety.

关键词： pedestrian refuge island pedestrian traffic safety staggered crosswalk

作者: QIU Dongdong LU Jian SHI Haijun XU Qing

作者单位: School of transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China College of architecture and ci School of transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China College of architecture and civil engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China College of foreign languages, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, Zhejiang, China

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The 2010 International Symposium on Safety Science and Technology(2010 安全科学与技术国际会议)

会议地点: 杭州

会议语种:英文

页码: 1967-1971

在线出版日期: 2010-10-26（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）