The safety of pedestrian roads in connection with the type of urban roads and traffic patterns
The analysis of the connection between traffic flow for motor cars, urban roads type, and pedestrian road safety. We have studied six different kinds of urban streets in Jharkhand. For every road section of the streets under examination, we gathered information on the flow of pedestrian traffic and whether or not they were walking legally. Additionally, we gathered information on the flow of traffic for drivers in the same road segments of the streets inside the research area. When those statistics are combined with each road's administrative ranking, it is possible to determine the walk ability level of a street or a particular route under study as well as the mobility and safety concerns of pedestrians. This study confirms that different road types have different walking habits. Local streets had the lowest rate of law-abiding pedestrians, while major thoroughfares had the highest rate [1]. The low volume of motorized traffic combined with challenges with pedestrian infrastructure mobility and maintenance encourages people to walk on the street, which understates their safety concerns. Promoting pedestrian mobility with a focus on safety issues can improve the quality of life for local residents, raise an urban area's sustainability index, and shift the modal split in favor of vulnerable road users.
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16888748
- Primary Topic
- Theoretical and Computational Physics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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