Factors that influence pedestrian walking speed and behavior at crosswalks: a study of three metropolitan areas in Mexico

Olmos Mares Alejandro, Saúl Antonio Obregón Biosca and Steven Paul Spears

Transportation Planning and Technology, 2025, vol. 48, issue 2, 466-485

Abstract: Walking is the most common mode of transportation in the world. The design standards may need to be adjusted to local conditions to ensure pedestrian safety in different parts of the world. The paper aim is to find the factors that influence the crossing speed of pedestrians and their behavior in the crosswalk, and thus provide better tools for the design of pedestrian facilities. Thirty crosswalks from four cities in Mexico were analyzed, obtaining a sample of 8700 pedestrian crossing speed records. The results show that land use, median design, pedestrian traffic signals, number of lanes, the day of the week, gender, age, carrying objects, pedestrian platoon size, population, and geographical area are significant factors in pedestrian crossing speed. In addition, it was observed that a significant number of pedestrians exhibit unsafe crossing behaviors. Male pedestrians were found to be more likely to exhibit these unsafe crossing behaviors.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2024.2374029

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