Pedestrian-cyclist interactions at bus stops along segregated bike paths : a case study of Montreal
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2014
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Safety is one of the major world health issues, and is even more acute for “vulnerable” road users, pedestrians and cyclists. At the same time, public authorities are promoting the active modes of transportation that involve these very users for their health benefits. It is therefore important to understand the factors and designs that provide the best safety for vulnerable road users and encourage more people to use these modes. Qualitative and quantitative shortcomings of collisions make it necessary to use surrogate measures of safety in studying these modes. Some interactions without a collision such as conflicts can be good surrogates of collisions as they are more frequent and less costly. To overcome subjectivity and reliability challenges, automatic conflict analysis using video cameras and deriving users’ trajectories is a solution to overcome shortcomings of manual conflict analysis. The goal of this paper is to identify and characterize various interactions between cyclists and pedestrians at bus stops along bike paths using a fully automated process. Three conflict severity indicators are calculated and adapted to the situation of interest to capture those interactions. A microscopic analysis of users’ behavior is proposed to explain interactions more precisely. Eventually, the study aims to show the capability of automatically collecting and analyzing data for pedestrian-cyclist interactions at bus stops along segregated bike paths in order to better understand the actual and perceived risks of these facilities. |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/79841/1/Afghari_2014.pdf Afghari, Amir Pooyan, Ismail, Karim, Saunier, Nicolas, Sharma, Abhisaar, & Miranda-Moreno, Luis (2014) Pedestrian-cyclist interactions at bus stops along segregated bike paths : a case study of Montreal. In TRB Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting 2014, 12-16 January 2014, Connecticut Avenue Collection, Washington, D.C. (Unpublished) |
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Copyright 2014 please consult author(s) |
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School of Civil Engineering & Built Environment; Science & Engineering Faculty |
Palavras-Chave | #Road Safety #Traffic Conflict Techniques #Cyclists and Pedestrians #Automated Analysis #Proactive detection |
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Conference Paper |