Negotiation and Decision-Making for a Pedestrian Roadway Crossing: A Literature Review

Roja Ezzati Amini, Christos Katrakazas and Constantinos Antoniou
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Roja Ezzati Amini: Chair of Transportation Systems Engineering, Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Munich, Germany
Christos Katrakazas: Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15773 Athens, Greece
Constantinos Antoniou: Chair of Transportation Systems Engineering, Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Munich, Germany

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 23, 1-24

Abstract: The interaction among pedestrians and human drivers is a complicated process, in which road users have to communicate their intentions, as well as understand and anticipate the actions of users in their vicinity. However, road users still ought to have a proper interpretation of each others’ behaviors, when approaching and crossing the road. Pedestrians, as one of the interactive agents, demonstrate different behaviors at road crossings, which do not follow a consistent pattern and may vary from one situation to another. The presented inconsistency and unpredictability of pedestrian road crossing behaviors may thus become a challenge for the design of emerging technologies in the near future, such as automated driving system (ADS). As a result, the current paper aims at understanding the effectual communication techniques, as well as the factors influencing pedestrian negotiation and decision-making process. After reviewing the state-of-the-art and identifying research gaps with regards to vehicle–pedestrian crossing encounters, a holistic approach for road crossing interaction modeling is presented and discussed. It is envisioned that the presented holistic approach will result in enhanced safety, sustainability, and effectiveness of pedestrian road crossings.

Keywords: pedestrian behavior; vehicle–pedestrian interactions; road crossing; decision-making process (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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