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All Publications about Pedestrians And Bicyclists

Pedestrian Traffic Simulation Platform
June 5, 2013
VTI, the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that discusses provides a description of a simulation platform for pedestrian traffic using the social force model .

How to Increase Bicycling for Daily Travel
May 24, 2013
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has released a report that summarizes strategies for increasing the use of bicycles as a mode of transportation.

Pedestrian and Bicyclist Warning Devices and Signs at Highway-Rail and Pathway-Rail Grade Crossing
May 13, 2013
The Illinois Center for Transportation at the University of Illinois has released a report that discusses safety at rail grade crossings including pedestrian and non-motorized user behavior and attitudes toward safety at such crossings.

Pedestrian Safety: A Road Safety Manual for Decision-Makers and Practitioners
April 29, 2013
The Global Road Safety Partnership has released a report that discusses the magnitude of pedestrian death and injury, key risk factors, and how to assess an area’s pedestrian safety situation.

2011 Bicyclists & Other Cyclists Traffic Safety Fact Sheet2011 Bicyclists & Other Cyclists Traffic Safety Fact Sheet
April 29, 2013
The U.S. National Traffic Safety Highway Administration has released a fact sheet that details the numbers of cyclists killed and injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes in 2011.

Improved Pedestrian Safety at Signalized Intersections Operating the Flashing Yellow Arrow
April 24, 2013
The Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium has released a report that summarizes research conducted with a driving simulator and mobile eye-tracking equipment to study the effects that opposing traffic, walking direction of pedestrians, and the number of section heads with a flashing yellow arrow have on driver performance. This report is available without a fee after logging o...

Radar Cross Section Measurements of Pedestrian Dummies and Humans in the 24/77 GHz Frequency Bands
April 15, 2013
The European Commission has released a report that presents the results of a series of radar cross section laboratory measurements on pedestrian dummies and humans, including a description of the test set-up, the control software, and the frequency bands selected for the tests.

Single Bicycle Accidents. Analysis of Hospital in Jury Data and Interviews
March 28, 2013
VTI—the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, has released a report that discusses how single bicycle accidents can be avoided and how the injuries from these accidents can be alleviated. This report is written in Swedish with an English summary.

Feasibility of Using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to Track Bicycle Lane Positioning
March 22, 2013
The University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies has released a report that discusses whether smartphone GPS units or enhanced GPS units could be used to track and map the location of cyclists on streets.

Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics 2012, Driver Behavior; Pedestrian and Simulation Modeling, Volume 2Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics 2012, Driver Behavior; Pedestrian and Simulation Modeling, Volume 2
March 20, 2013
TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2316 consists of 15 papers that explore gap acceptance behavior; driving behavior in emergency situations; driver anticipation; phase transition models; integrated lane change models; models for pedestrian-vehicle interactions at road crossings; midblock pedestrian crossings; exit choice decisions during ped...