2013 Volume 69 Issue 5 Pages I_797-I_807
It is important to install effective countermeasures to decrease the number of pedestrian accidents because of the highest percentage within the fatal accidents from 2008. To decrease the number of pedestrian accidents installing the measures to assist pedestrians to establish safe crossing at the crosswalk would be important The objective of this study is to analyze the behavior of pedestrian when crossing the crosswalk, while there are many researches that analyzes from the viewpoint of drivers. Experiment was conducted at the simulated intersection in the test track to understand the head-turning behavior of crossing pedestrians towards the approaching vehicle. By the result of analyses, it is clarified that head-turning frequency is increasing towards the entry of the crosswalk and at the conflict point. Moreover, results by the analysis of the frequency of head-turning by the different attributes shows interesting characteristics that head-turning frequency at nighttime or by the elderly person tended to be low. These results could show that there is a need to provide the information of approaching vehicle. By the results utilizing the questionnaire data, many important locations where crossing pedestrians should confirm the approaching vehicle to ensure their safety is clarified from the comparison analysis between the groups that have adequate confirmation or not.
