A Study of Vulnerable Road Users’ Behaviors Using Schema Theory and the Perceptual Cycle Model

Zhengrong Liu, Jianping Wu (), Adnan Yousaf, Rich C. McIlroy, Linyang Wang, Mingyu Liu, Katherine L. Plant and Neville A. Stanton
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Zhengrong Liu: School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Jianping Wu: School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Adnan Yousaf: School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Rich C. McIlroy: Transportation Research Group, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Linyang Wang: School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Mingyu Liu: School of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Katherine L. Plant: Transportation Research Group, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Neville A. Stanton: Transportation Research Group, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: China is currently in a rapid urbanization phase, and road traffic accidents occur frequently, with vulnerable road users often being easily injured. Traditional road traffic safety research often focuses on environmental and structural safety issues or considers human factors as the cause of accidents. This study organized 30 vulnerable road users to travel in a quadrangular road area in the Wudaokou area of Beijing, collected language data from the subjects for analysis, and attempted to apply schema theory and the perceptual cycle model from the field of cognitive psychology to analyze the perception and decision-making processes of vulnerable road users, thus discovering accident risks in the traffic environment and their underlying causes from the perspective of vulnerable road users. The study found that factors such as disorderly placement of shared bicycles, food delivery vehicles occupying the road, damaged road infrastructure, and unreasonable road design affect traffic safety and order, and proposes targeted improvement suggestions.

Keywords: road safety; vulnerable road users; the perceptual cycle model; schema theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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