Assessment of Safety Benefits of Technologies to Reduce Pedestrian Crossing Fatalities at Midblock Locations

Description: Using data from the pedestrian crash characterization, researchers will deploy image detection technology on corridors with more frequent pedestrian crash patterns to determine the extent of the crossing maneuvers. One issue that is faced in all pedestrian studies is the lack of exposure data for pedestrians. This study will seek to provide this data to allow for safety prediction model development to support cost/benefit analysis for short term solutions. Simultaneous to the exposure data collection, researchers will conduct a thorough assessment of existing vehicle based detection technologies to determine the efficacy of these systems for particular types of vehicle and pedestrian interactions. Similar assessments will also cover pedestrian to vehicle technologies. The final step will be to conduct simulations to determine the safety gains possible from various levels of penetration of the pedestrian sensing technologies based on their efficacy for different types of crashes. Throughout the project, researchers will continually assess consequences and advantages of these systems for individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities. Subsequently, this research will identify gaps in current sensing technologies for various pedestrian crash factors and future research needs statements will be developed. Intellectual Merit: This research will assess safety benefits and shortcomings of new sensing technologies to reduce pedestrian crossing fatalities at midblock locations where they are most vulnerable to injury and death from motor vehicle crashes, and provide recommendations for cost-effective short term infrastructure and technology adoption. Broader Impacts: The outcomes of this analysis will help to identify where the problem areas are around the state, what roadway design features are most common at crash sites, and which population demographics are most at risk.

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Project

Status: Active
Funding: $101242
Contract Numbers:
69A3551747117
Sponsor Organizations:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC United States 20590

Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility

Clemson University
Clemson, SC United States 29634

Clemson University

110 Lowry Hall
Box 340911
Clemson, SC United States 29634-0911

South Carolina State University

300 College Street NE
Orangeburg, South Carolina United States 29117

The Citadel

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
171 Moultrie Street
Charleston, SC United States 29409
Managing Organizations:
Clemson University

110 Lowry Hall
Box 340911
Clemson, SC United States 29634-0911
Project Managers:
Ogle, Jennifer
Performing Organizations:
Clemson University

110 Lowry Hall
Box 340911
Clemson, SC United States 29634-0911

South Carolina State University

300 College Street NE
Orangeburg, South Carolina United States 29117

The Citadel

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
171 Moultrie Street
Charleston, SC United States 29409
Principal Investigators:
Ogle, Jennifer

Chowdhury, Mashrur

Michalaka, Dimitra

Brown, Kweku

Mwakalonge, Judith
Start Date: 20180215
Expected Completion Date: 20190501
Actual Completion Date: 0
USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Midblock crossings; Pedestrian movement; Safety analysis; Technology assessment
Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01689030
Record Type: Research project
Source Agency: Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility
Contract Numbers: 69A3551747117
Files: UTC, RIP
Created Date: Jul 10 2018 3:26PM