Strategies to Improve Pedestrian Safety at Night

The objectives of this research are to: (1) establish root causes of pedestrian traffic crashes at night; (2) identify, and evaluate the effectiveness of, existing and emerging strategies for improving pedestrian nighttime safety; (3) propose effective, economically-viable strategies to mitigate nighttime pedestrian crashes; and (4) develop guidance for implementing the proposed strategies.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4973

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $500,000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 17-97

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Jawed, Inam

• Performing Organizations:

  Toole Design Group

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• Principal Investigators:

  Danila, Michelle

• Start Date: 20211001
• Expected Completion Date: 20240930
• Actual Completion Date: 20240930

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Night; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrian vehicle crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01739574
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 17-97
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 19 2020 4:52PM