Pedestrian/bicyclist warning devices and signs at CTA rail-highway grade crossings.

In contrast to the declining number of fatalities due to train-vehicle collisions at highway-rail grade crossings, the number of non-motorist fatalities at crossings remains relatively unchanged. The objective of this study was to contribute to the still limited research on pedestrian safety at rail grade crossings by expanding the scope of a previous study (Metaxatos and Sriraj, 2013) to include rail grade crossings in the city of Chicago with rail operations by the Chicago Transit Authority. The study was divided into three components: a literature review, identification of seven hot spots used for survey locations, and a survey of non-motorized users and analysis of pedestrian attitudes.

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