Study on Pedestrian Behaviour near an Ashoka Road
Author(s):
Sreevatsa S , Atria Institute of Technology; Manjushree K, Siddaganaga Institute of Technology; M. N Shivakumar, Siddaganaga Institute of Technology; Pruthvisagar, Atria Institute of TechnologyKeywords:
Pedestrians, Footway, Reconnaissance Survey, Midblock CountsAbstract:
At present, there are many problems being faced by road users in urban area with limitation of land space and traffic congestion, pedestrian are one of the most vulnerable entities of the transportation system It is observed that there is an increase in number of conflicts between pedestrian and the vehicles in the city. In order to mitigate the conflicts between vehicular traffic and pedestrian traffic an attempt is made to provide a Skywalk. The present study involves the Opinion survey of pedestrians, Mid-block traffic count, pedestrian count were carried out for Ashoka road on weekdays and weekends. From the opinion survey, traffic count and pedestrian counts we can conclude that there is a need to construct Skywalk to reduce the pedestrian accidents rates on Ashoka road.
Other Details:
| Manuscript Id | : | J4RV3I7008 |
| Published in | : | Volume : 3, Issue : 7 |
| Publication Date | : | 01/10/2017 |
| Page(s) | : | 17-20 |
