Research on the effectiveness of Street surface decoration for the realization of “people-first” streets

Verification through driving experiments and awareness surveys on living street

Abstract

Street surface decoration” is a tool for visually communicating to passersby that the street is a people-first street, thereby making the street a safe and comfortable place to live. In a previous study, analysis of drivers' driving behavior suggested that Street surface decoration may promote drivers' pedestrian-aware driving. However, the effects of impressions of Street surface decoration on driving behavior and the effect of fostering a “people-first” street space have not been sufficiently verified, and these were examined in this study. As a result, it was found that Street surface decoration does not negatively affect driver safety, which is a concern, and that Street surface decoration gives a favorable impression to pedestrians, leading to the fostering of a comfortable street space.