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Publication Number: FHWA-RD-99-092
Date: December 1999

Dutch Pedestrian Safety Research Review

 

 

FOREWORD

Creating improved safety and access for pedestrians requires providing safe places for people to walk, as well as implementing traffic control and design measures which allow for safer street crossings. A study entitled "Evaluation of Pedestrian Facilities" involved evaluating various types of pedestrian facilities and traffic control devices, including pedestrian crossing signs, marked versus unmarked crosswalks, countdown pedestrian signals, illuminated pushbuttons, automatic pedestrian detectors, and traffic calming devices such as curb extensions and raised crosswalks. The study provided recommendations for adding sidewalks to new and existing streets and for using marked crosswalks for uncontrolled locations. The "Evaluation of Pedestrian Facilities" also included synthesis reports of both domestic and international pedestrian safety research. There are five international pedestrian safety synthesis reports; this document compiles the most relevant research from the Netherlands.

This synthesis report should be of interest to State and local pedestrian and bicycle coordinators, transportation engineers, planners, and researchers involved in the safety and design of pedestrian facilities within the highway environment.

Michael F. Trentacoste
Michael F. Trentacoste
Director, Office of Safety
Research and Development

 

Dutch Pedestrian Safety Research Review

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TECHNICAL REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE

1. Report No.

FHWA–RD–99–092

2. Government Accession No. 3. Recipient's Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle

Dutch Pedestrian Safety Research Review

5. Report Date
6. Performing Organization Code
7. Author(s)

T. Hummel

8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address

SWOV Institute for Road
Safety Research
The Netherlands

University of North Carolina
Highway Safety Research Center
730 Airport Rd, CB #3430
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3430

10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)

3B2C1012 3B2C

11. Contract or Grant No.

DTFH61–92–C–00138

12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

Federal Highway Administration
Turner–Fairbank Highway Research Center
6300 Georgetown Pike
McLean, Virginia 22101-2296

13. Type of Report and Period Covered
14. Sponsoring Agency Code
15. Supplementary Notes

Prime Contractor: University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center
FHWA COTR: Carol Tan Esse

16. Abstract

This report was one in a series of pedestrian safety synthesis reports prepared for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to document pedestrian safety in other countries. Reports are also available for:

United Kingdom (FHWA–RD–99–089)
Canada (FHWA–RD–99–090)
Sweden (FHWA–RD–99–091)
Australia (FHWA–RD–99–093)

This report is a review of recent pedestrian safety research in the Netherlands. It addresses several topics, reporting findings and providing a comprehensive list of references. Topics addressed include:

Pedestrian crossings and traffic calming measures: Here research is reviewed on pedestrian crossings; along with other research pertaining to infrastructure changes in the form of traffic calming.

Children and the elderly: One study shows that children are now less likely to walk to school than in earlier times because of parental concern for their safety. Measures for increasing safety of elderly pedestrians are also presented.

Disabled pedestrians: Discussion is included concerning hardware and infrastructure that perhaps could be made in order to give better consideration to pedestrians with some kind of disability.

Passenger car front–end structure: Discussion is presented as to the role of the car's structural properties as it influences injury severity in a collision with a pedestrian.

17. Key Words

pedestrian safety, pedestrian crossings, traffic calming, disabled pedestrians

18. Distribution Statement
19. Security Classification (of this report)

Unclassified

20. Security Classification (of this page)

Unclassified

21. No. of Pages

37

22. Price

Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed page authorized

 

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