Interaction between vehicles and pedestrians at uncontrolled mid-block crosswalks

Pedestrian crossing safety has attracted increased attention in recent years. However, little research has been conducted for examining the interaction between vehicles and pedestrians at uncontrolled mid-block crosswalks. In this paper, both a decision model and a motion model are developed for simulating this interaction process. Cumulative prospect theory is embedded in the evolutionary game framework for modeling the decision behaviors of drivers and pedestrians during the interactions, which can capture the phenomenon of disagreement among a pedestrian crossing group. Cellular automata-based moving rules are used to depict the motion of vehicles with consideration of the three-second rule, and a modified bidirectional pedestrian model is developed in order to consider the right-moving preference and resolve the deadlock among mixed flows. Results of calibration and validation of the proposed model are also presented. An application is designed for the purpose of illustrating the model’s capabilities. The results demonstrate that the proposed model can well replicate actual observed traffic.

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