Pedestrian Road Crossing at Uncontrolled Mid-Block Locations: Does the Refuge Island Increase Risk?

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Authors: Wafaa Saleh, Monika Grigorova, Samia Elattar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: refuge islands; pedestrian crossing behaviour; risk of crossing; generalised estimating equations; multiple linear regression; Environmental effects of industries and plants; TD194-195; Renewable energy sources; TJ807-830; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Refuge Island; Refuge Islands
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124891; https://doaj.org/article/05c338065d4643afb1c54f50e3730aef

The study investigates the behaviour of pedestrians crossing a road with a refuge island in an urban area to assess whether refuge islands deliver their expected benefit. This type of pedestrian crossings aim at providing a half-way shelter and protection while pedestrians are crossing a road with t...