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The behaviour and safety of pedestrians at Pelican crossings in Greater Manchester

1989; Hemming Group; Volume: 30; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

0041-0683

Barbara Preston,

Safety Warnings and Signage

The author reports on a study of the relative risk of crossing on or within 50 metres of a Pelican crossing and the relative risk of starting to cross when the pedestrian has precedence or at other times when the vehicle has precedence. The study was carried out in the Greater Manchester area and was restricted to adults. It was found that for both males and females the risk of crossing within 50 metres of a Pelican appears to be, roughly, four times the risk of crossing on the Pelican. For those crossing on the Pelican the risks of crossing when the lights are in favour of the pedestrians are different for males and females. For males it is safest to cross when the lights are in favour of the pedestrians; the risks of starting to cross at other phases are possibly twice as great. For females it does not appear to be any safer to cross when the lights are in favor of the pedestrian; it may even be more dangerous than crossing at other times.