Effectiveness of Pedestrian Safety Service Provision Using Sensing Technology

Ki-Man Hong, Sang-Hoon Son and Jong-Hoon Kim
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Ki-Man Hong: Department of Highway & Transportation Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang-si 10223, Korea
Sang-Hoon Son: Jeju Research Institute, Jeju 63147, Korea
Jong-Hoon Kim: Department of Highway & Transportation Research, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Goyang-si 10223, Korea

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-22

Abstract: In this study, we describe the results of an analysis of the effectiveness of providing pedestrian safety services, in terms of reducing pedestrian traffic accidents. We conducted our analysis by investigating the speed of vehicles at two different demonstration points, where the same system and service were provided. For this purpose, we selected a child protection zone and a point on a general road section where a raised crossing is installed. We conducted vehicle speed surveys at the point adjacent to the crosswalk and the points where the driver is expected to be fully provided with information, in order to examine the change in vehicle approach speed, depending on the provision of the service. Overall, the analysis showed that the vehicle’s speed at the point and approaching speed decreased when the pedestrian safety service was provided; however, the effect was more pronounced in the child protection zone, considering the characteristics of the demonstration points. From these results, we conclude that it is necessary to provide services and develop guidelines considering the surrounding environment, such as traffic safety facilities and road safety facilities, according to the characteristics and classification of each point, in order to provide efficient pedestrian safety services.

Keywords: traffic safety facilities; pedestrian safety; pedestrian safety service; sensor fusion; accident prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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