Behavioural analysis of interactions between pedestrians and vehicles in street designs with elements of shared space |
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| Institution: | 1. Collaborative Transport Hub, City University London, UK;2. Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney, Australia;3. Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London, UK;1. Centre Urbanisation Culture Société, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 385, Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, QC H2X 1E3, Canada;2. Department of Urban Studies and Tourism, École des sciences de la gestion, Université du Québec à Montréal, Case postale 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada;3. Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, Pavillon Marie-Victorin, Case postale 6128, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3S 3J7, Canada;4. School of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture, Université de Montréal, 2940, chemin de la Côte Ste-Catherine, Montréal, QC H3S 2C2, Canada;1. Centre for Innovative Planning and Development (CiPD), Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia;2. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia;1. Department of Architecture and Industrial Design, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via S. Lorenzo, 81031, Aversa, Italy;2. Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University, Kopernikusstr. 5, 52074, Aachen, Germany |
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| Abstract: | This paper describes the development and implementation of qualitative behavioural criteria in order to analyse the conduct of pedestrians and vehicles when they are required to interact with each other, with particular interest to street designs with elements of shared space. The new behavioural analysis technique is developed by identifying the fundamental principles that underpin existing traffic analyses, such as traffic conflicts techniques, and adapting those to a qualitative framework that describes the mindset and rationale of road users. The technique is then applied to a case study in London, using video data from periods before and after the redevelopment of the Exhibition Road site from a conventional dual carriageway to a modern design with some elements of shared space. With the main goals being to assess the pedestrians’ confidence and the vehicles’ tolerance/patience when forced to interact with each other, behavioural trends are related to instantaneous characteristics of the vehicle flow (vehicle approach speed and traffic density). The data produced are used to develop and validate qualitative behavioural relationships for pedestrian–vehicle interactions, as well as location-specific conclusions for the Exhibition Road site. |
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| Keywords: | Urban street design Shared space Pedestrians Drivers Behaviour |
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