Transcript Lesson 4 Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Types

Lesson 4
Pedestrian and Bicycle
Crash Types
What is a crash?
CRASH - event in which a
bicyclist or ped. greets the
ground, a motor vehicle, or
any other solid object in a
way that can result in bodily
harm &/or property damage
• Not a accident
• Crashes are preventable
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T IFF (Unc ompres s ed) dec ompres s or
are needed t o s ee thi s pi c ture.
Crash Avoidance Process
Step 1 - Search
Step 2 - Detect
Step 3 - Evaluate
Step 4 - Decide
Step 5 - Action
Pedalcyclist Fatality Data - 2002
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1st automobile crash in 1896
47,000 died in traffic crashes since 1932
2002 - 662 were killed & 48,000 injured in traffic crashed
2002 was 8% lower than the 723 fatalities reported in 1992
Pedalcyclist accounted for 12% of all non-motorist traffic
fatalities. Peds 86%, remaining 2% skateboarders, etc.
Summarize the 1996 data
Peds Data
1. Who more?
2. How fatal?
3. When more alcohol/drug
crashes?
4. Time?
5. Where?
6. Lanes?
7. Role of intersections?
8. Ped at fault?
9. Motor vehicle at fault?
10. Types of ped crashes?
Summarize the 1996 data
Bike-Motor Vehicle Data
1. Where?
2. Who?
3. How fatal?
4. Role of alcohol?
5. When?
6. Where?
7. Lanes?
8. Bikes at fault?
9. Motor vehicle at fault?
10. Types of bike-motor crashes?
11. Most frequent?
Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash
Analysis Tool (PBCAT)
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The Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash
Analysis Tool (PBCAT) is a crash
typing software product intended to
assist state and local pedestrian/
bicycle coordinators, planners and
engineers with improving walking
and bicycling safety through the
development and analysis of a
database containing details
associated with crashes between
motor vehicles and pedestrians or
bicyclists.
• http://www.walkinginfo.org/pc/pbc
at.htm
EXERCISE - Design a Countermeasure
Program
Design a program that specifically
provides countermeasures
aimed at reducing 1 common
bike &/or ped crash types on
the SFA Campus.
Countermeasures include: nite time
crashes, mid-block crashes,
intersection crashes, id of
hazardous, crashes based on X
of day
• Be specific!
• How eval if effective?
EXERCISE - Design a Countermeasure
Program
Using crash data from Piedmont
Park answer the following Qs:
• Did peds &/or bikes have more
crashes at intersections or
midblocks?
• Did peds &/or bikes have more
crashes in day or nite?
• Which type of bike crash occurred
more?
• What time of day were there more
crashes for bikes &/or peds?
• Most frequent location for crashes
for both bikes & peds?
PROVIDE COUNTERMEASURES
FOR IMPROVING SAFETY.
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