Evaluating and identifying hazards at pedestrian crossings

• Autorzy: Gajewska Paulina , Szewczyk Irena , Skrabacz Aleksandra

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.20858/tp.2023.19.3.13

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Pedestrian crossings are one of the most essential elements of linearinfrastructure in road transportation. A crosswalk is a place where a pedestrian should feelsafe crossing to the other side of the roadway. Regardless of what means of transportationeach road user utilizes, sooner or later, he or she acts as a pedestrian. Thus, he or shebecomes a potential victim of accidents that occur on Polish roads. A large proportion ofaccidents involving pedestrians occur at crosswalks, and proper signage, lighting, andtraffic lights cannot always ensure pedestrian safety at a crossing. Many risks affect trafficsafety. These include poor judgment on the part of the driver, failure to obey traffic laws,alcohol consumption, and poor weather conditions. Both the pedestrian and the driver of avehicle can be victims or perpetrators of accidents. In order to prevent traffic hazards atpedestrian crossings, it is necessary to improve the following: the technical conditions ofcrossings, their markings, lighting, and the use of islands or footbridges. It is also necessaryto conduct repeated educational activities among children, adolescents, and adults on theknowledge of traffic regulations. The purpose of the article is to present issues of roadtransport infrastructure based on the literature and to assess safety at selected pedestriancrossings in the city of Bielsko-Biala.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

traffic management; pedestrian safety; traffic infrastructure

PL

zarządzanie ruchem drogowym; bezpieczeństwo pieszych; infrastruktura drogowa

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Transport Problems
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: T. 19, z. 3
• Strony: 155--168
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 20 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Gajewska Paulina

• University of Bielsko-Biala, Faculty of Management and Transport; Willowa 2, 43-300 Bielsko-Biala, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7738-7632

autor

Szewczyk Irena

• University of Bielsko-Biala, Faculty of Management and Transport; Willowa 2, 43-300 Bielsko-Biala, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6038-0525

autor

Skrabacz Aleksandra

• Military University of Technology in Warsaw, Faculty of Security, Logistics and Management; Sylwestra Kaliskiego 2b 00-908 Warszawa, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5958-810X

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