A review of pedestrian safety models for urban areas in Low and Middle Income Countries

R. A. Kraidi; H. Evdorides

doi:10.1201/9781315643274-167

A review of pedestrian safety models for urban areas in Low and Middle Income Countries

R. A. Kraidi, H. Evdorides

Civil Engineering

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Abstract

According to the World Health Organization, traffic accidents may cost a country between 1 and 3 percent annually of Gross national product. In low and middleincome countries (LMICs), vulnerable road users are dominant in urban areas with the least physically protected group; pedestrian constituting the highest share in traffic fatalities. These concerning road safety figures require immediate actions to be taken.The majority of available methodologies for assessing pedestrian safety conceptualize in developed countries where traffic characteristics and pedestrian behavior could be different from LMICs. Accordingly, there is a need to propose, test and apply a new modelling approach for pedestrian safety applicable in LMICs urban roads.This paper cover the first research activity to address this objective by conducting a theoretical review of available models to assess road safety and explore what effecting variables are correlated with pedestrian perceptions of safety in urban areas and determine applicability in developing countries.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Functional Pavement Design - Proceedings of the 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016
Editors	Sandra Erkens, Xueyan Liu, Kumar Anupam, Yiqiu Tan
Publisher	CRC Press/Balkema
Pages	1597-1606
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9781315643274
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315643274-167
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016 - Delft, Netherlands Duration: 29 Jun 2016 → 1 Jul 2016

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Name	Functional Pavement Design - Proceedings of the 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016

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Conference	4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Delft
Period	29/06/16 → 1/07/16

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Kraidi, R. A., & Evdorides, H. (2016). A review of pedestrian safety models for urban areas in Low and Middle Income Countries. In S. Erkens, X. Liu, K. Anupam, & Y. Tan (Eds.), Functional Pavement Design - Proceedings of the 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016 (pp. 1597-1606). (Functional Pavement Design - Proceedings of the 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016). CRC Press/Balkema. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315643274-167

Kraidi, R. A. ; Evdorides, H. / A review of pedestrian safety models for urban areas in Low and Middle Income Countries. Functional Pavement Design - Proceedings of the 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016. editor / Sandra Erkens ; Xueyan Liu ; Kumar Anupam ; Yiqiu Tan. CRC Press/Balkema, 2016. pp. 1597-1606 (Functional Pavement Design - Proceedings of the 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016).

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Kraidi, RA & Evdorides, H 2016, A review of pedestrian safety models for urban areas in Low and Middle Income Countries. in S Erkens, X Liu, K Anupam & Y Tan (eds), Functional Pavement Design - Proceedings of the 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016. Functional Pavement Design - Proceedings of the 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016, CRC Press/Balkema, pp. 1597-1606, 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016, Delft, Netherlands, 29/06/16. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315643274-167

A review of pedestrian safety models for urban areas in Low and Middle Income Countries. / Kraidi, R. A.; Evdorides, H.
Functional Pavement Design - Proceedings of the 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016. ed. / Sandra Erkens; Xueyan Liu; Kumar Anupam; Yiqiu Tan. CRC Press/Balkema, 2016. p. 1597-1606 (Functional Pavement Design - Proceedings of the 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016).

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Kraidi RA, Evdorides H. A review of pedestrian safety models for urban areas in Low and Middle Income Countries. In Erkens S, Liu X, Anupam K, Tan Y, editors, Functional Pavement Design - Proceedings of the 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016. CRC Press/Balkema. 2016. p. 1597-1606. (Functional Pavement Design - Proceedings of the 4th Chinese-European Workshop on Functional Pavement Design, CEW 2016). doi: 10.1201/9781315643274-167

A review of pedestrian safety models for urban areas in Low and Middle Income Countries

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