Pedestrians’ Crossing Dilemma during the First Seconds of the Red-Light Phase

Most safety concerns for pedestrian trips arise during road crossing, due to the interaction of pedestrians with motorized vehicles. This present paper attempts to explore the factors that have significant impact on pedestrians’ crossing behavior, and to identify the group of pedestrians that appear...

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Main Authors:	Iliani Styliani Anapali, Socrates Basbas, Andreas Nikiforiadis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:	Social Sciences
Subjects:	pedestrians crossing behavior illegal behavior classification tree
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/6/213

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spelling	doaj-9ababe85d65c4c4d9f4763dbaae3270e2021-06-30T23:29:15ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602021-06-011021321310.3390/socsci10060213Pedestrians’ Crossing Dilemma during the First Seconds of the Red-Light PhaseIliani Styliani Anapali0Socrates Basbas1Andreas Nikiforiadis2School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, GreeceSchool of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, GreeceSchool of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, GreeceMost safety concerns for pedestrian trips arise during road crossing, due to the interaction of pedestrians with motorized vehicles. This present paper attempts to explore the factors that have significant impact on pedestrians’ crossing behavior, and to identify the group of pedestrians that appear to be the most prone to crossing a road during the first five seconds of the red phase. In this context, observations were conducted in twelve signalized crossings in one-way roads, in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The collected data (600 observations of crossing pedestrians) were analyzed statistically; more specifically, the observations were analyzed through descriptive statistics, and a classification tree was developed for predicting pedestrians’ decisions. The results indicate that pedestrians’ crossing behavior is most of all affected by the behavior of other pedestrians in the signalized crossing. Also, the number of traffic lanes has an impact on pedestrians’ decision to cross the road during the first five seconds of the red-light phase.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/6/213pedestrianscrossing behaviorillegal behaviorclassification tree
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title	Pedestrians’ Crossing Dilemma during the First Seconds of the Red-Light Phase
title_short	Pedestrians’ Crossing Dilemma during the First Seconds of the Red-Light Phase
title_full	Pedestrians’ Crossing Dilemma during the First Seconds of the Red-Light Phase
title_fullStr	Pedestrians’ Crossing Dilemma during the First Seconds of the Red-Light Phase
title_full_unstemmed	Pedestrians’ Crossing Dilemma during the First Seconds of the Red-Light Phase
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publisher	MDPI AG
series	Social Sciences
issn	2076-0760
publishDate	2021-06-01
description	Most safety concerns for pedestrian trips arise during road crossing, due to the interaction of pedestrians with motorized vehicles. This present paper attempts to explore the factors that have significant impact on pedestrians’ crossing behavior, and to identify the group of pedestrians that appear to be the most prone to crossing a road during the first five seconds of the red phase. In this context, observations were conducted in twelve signalized crossings in one-way roads, in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The collected data (600 observations of crossing pedestrians) were analyzed statistically; more specifically, the observations were analyzed through descriptive statistics, and a classification tree was developed for predicting pedestrians’ decisions. The results indicate that pedestrians’ crossing behavior is most of all affected by the behavior of other pedestrians in the signalized crossing. Also, the number of traffic lanes has an impact on pedestrians’ decision to cross the road during the first five seconds of the red-light phase.
topic	pedestrians crossing behavior illegal behavior classification tree
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/6/213
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Pedestrians’ Crossing Dilemma during the First Seconds of the Red-Light Phase

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