A Comprehensive Review on Pedestrian Gap Acceptance at Unsignalized Road

This research aims to review on pedestrians’ traffic gap acceptance for unsignalized road in urban areas. Pedestrian crossing is a complex issue in present transportation system, especially in urban areas there is no control for pedestrian road crossing. Pedestrians select gaps in vehicular stream depending on roadway geometry, behavioral characteristic of crossing vehicles and pedestrian etc. Due to improper road geometry and insufficient designated crossing points on road, pedestrians are sometimes forced to cross the road and they create confusion and risk to themselves, as well as to the drivers. For road users the choice of where, when and how to cross unsignalized roads are more or less depend on available gaps in vehicular stream. The present study is proceeding with an experimental approach, from observations of pedestrian crossings to the statistical analysis. The findings from this research will play a major role in improving the pedestrian road crossing behavior at unsignalized road. Keywords— Pedestrians, Gap acceptance, unsignalized road, critical gap.

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