Pedestrian Safety on Crosswalks in India – Need of the Hour

Ankit Bansal1 , Tripta Goyal2 , Umesh Sharma3 
1,2,3Civil Engineering Department, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India.

Email: 1 ankitbansal.phdcivil16@pec.edu.in, 2 triptagoyal@pec.ac.in, 3 umesh1651@gmail.com


Abstract: A paradigm shift has been observed from ‘moving of vehicles’ to ‘moving of persons’ while planning for transportation facilities in cities. Provision of integrated and barrier free pedestrian facilities is essential to ensure inclusive mobility. Pedestrian facilities are a critical component in producing a pedestrian friendly environment. In India, the present facilities provided for the pedestrians are not efficient in general and crosswalks (zebra crossings) in particular. The pedestrian casualties in India have registered an increase of 11.7 percent in the year 2017, of which 31 percent have occurred on crosswalks. Therefore, an attempt has been made to overview the level of safety provided on the crosswalks. It has been found that majority of crosswalks are not fulfilling their intended purposes due to improper signage and markings, inadequate maintenance and bad surface condition. Another significant reason hampering the safety of pedestrians at crosswalks has been found to be inappropriate provision of guardrails and pedestrian refuge islands. Hence, some measures have been suggested to augment the pedestrian safety on the crosswalks.

Research Paper Link: http://dspace.chitkara.edu.in/jspui/bitstream/123456789/772/3/4-Pedestrian%20Safety%20on%20Crosswalks%20in%20India%20need%20ot%20the%20Hour%20-%20%20Ankit%20Bansal.pdf

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15415/jotitt.2018.61004

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