2017 Volume 3 Issue 4 Pages A_84-A_91
In the European countries, new concept of dual use street called Shared Space was adopted in road space design. It’s a way of thinking that all traffic control devices have been removed as much as possible, road designs have been considered. Because of ingenuity of road space design, safety and attractive of road space have improved constantly. Also in Japan, social experiment and road space development based on the Shared Space concept have implemented. And, similar achievements to in Europe countries have been reported. So, the purpose of this study is to confirm effectiveness of Shared Space more multilaterally in Japan. Then we have investigated the awareness of pedestrians and drivers. This result suggests empirically that road space development based on the Shared Space concept might be effectiveness in Japan. The road space like a Shared Space cause more communication such as eye contact and greeting, cause more cooperative behavior such as deceleration and stopping, and improve attractive of road space.
