A novel agent-based framework for evaluating pedestrian safety at unsignalized mid-block crosswalks

• Published in: Accident Analysis & Prevention
• Main Authors: Zhu, Hong, Almukdad, Abdulkarim, Iryo-Asano, Miho, Alhajyaseen, Wael K.M., Nakamura, Hideki, Zhang, Xin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd.
• Subjects: Agent-based model; Pedestrians-vehicles interaction; Post encroachment time; Reaction time; Unsignalized crosswalks; Visual obstacle; Refuge Islands
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10576/35298; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2021.106288; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85109463144&origin=inward

A critical safety problem in road networks is the conflicts on unsignalized crosswalks. Thus, a proactive approach to assess pedestrian safety performance is required. Simulating the microscopic road user behavior in a virtual platform is one of the typical approaches. However, current simulation to...