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Operational Performance of Pedestrian at

Crosswalk
Errolla Vamshi krishna1 Dungi Jagath Kumari2
1
Student, Master’s in Building Engineering and Management, School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada,
Andhra Pradesh, India. [email protected]
2
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture (V), Vijayawada, Andhra
Pradesh, India. [email protected]

Abstract:
The study on operational performance of pedestrians at crosswalks is essential for enhancing pedestrian safety,
streamlining traffic, and boosting general urban mobility. Five points were selected in Hyderabad where the
road intersection having a signal and a pedestrian crosswalk. The footage of pedestrian cross walk was recorded
between the timings 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. the data was extracted from the same footage and
determined the number of different vehicles and pedestrians using the crosswalk. The key parameters chosen for
study is number of pedestrians, their gender, walking speed, and the length of time that they wait at the crossing.
The study found that both the no. of people and the times when they are most crowded vary at different crossings.
It is noted that the number of persons walking and their walking speeds varied throughout the day. The purpose
of the study is to determine how improvements such as modifying traffic light timings or improving pedestrian-
friendly crossings impact the safe and comfortable walk for the people. This study, will help the roadways and
crossings can be improved to make safer and pleasant crossing for pedestrians. This implies that roads and
crossings must to be planned to facilitate safe walking. Therefore, the Policymakers and urban planners can
create safer and more accessible urban settings by designing more effective and pedestrian-friendly
infrastructure based on an understanding of pedestrian behavior, crossing patterns, and interactions with
automobiles.

INTRODUCTION
Introduction Carstensen, 2008) [2]. This research aids in our
comprehension of how individuals move and respond to
Crosswalks are used by pedestrians to cross the road at traffic lights to reduce the chance of accidents.
signaled crossings. Pedestrians need to be aware of traffic
signals and they supposed to walk in the defined locations.
It is safe to cross the road when the signal is in green and Pedestrian Flow studies
displays a walking person symbol. Red indicates to stop
and wait the pedestrian at signal crossing. This may Pedestrian delay depends on the arrival pattern, crossing
involves modifying the timing of the signals or enhancing speed, and noncompliance rate. The delay of pedestrians
the design of the crosswalks. Pedestrian crosswalks are arriving during the effective green time is constant and
essential for the safe and effective passage of both depends on pedestrian crossing speed (S. Marisamynathan
vehicular traffic and pedestrians on city streets. and P. Vedagiri 2017) [3]. Among those in the position of
Optimizing traffic flow, improving safety, and establishing developing and managing public areas, transit networks,
pedestrian-friendly environments all these depends on an and structures, urban planners, architects, and engineers
understanding of how pedestrians operate the crosswalks. must have a thorough understanding of pedestrian flow
This introduction addresses knowledge gaps, examines characteristics. Pedestrian arrival rates were not uniform
important elements impacting pedestrian behavior at throughout cycles; pedestrians arriving during green
crosswalks, and emphasizes the operational issues to phases might also receive delays (Zhaoan Wang, Jianguo
guide traffic management and urban design plans. The Yang, et. al 2004) [4]. The movement of people on foot in
authors examined, how people behave at crosswalks of a designated area, such as sidewalks, streets, plazas, and
signaled intersections in different parts of Hyderabad City. transit stations, is referred to as pedestrian flow. The
There are still certain doubts concerning their effects, characteristics of pedestrian flow include a number of
compared to traditional traffic lights (i.e., concerning the elements that affect how people move through an area,
extent to which they actually improve pedestrian such as walking speed, crowd density, preferred
behaviour and enhance the level of pedestrian safety) directions, interactions with infrastructure, and
(Keegan and O’Mahony 2003) [1]. Improving the crossing environmental factors. By researching these characters,
pavement quality, the sidewalk and the curb ramp, planners may make educated choices to improve traffic
especially where there are pedestrian lights and crossings, control, encourage sustainable forms of transportation,
might help to reduce this fear and bring the oldest and make public areas more accessible and usable.
pedestrians to favour these sites of crossing (Bernhoft and

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