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Pedestrians’ Crossing Dilemma during the First Seconds of the Red-Light Phase

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  • Iliani Styliani Anapali

    (School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Socrates Basbas

    (School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Andreas Nikiforiadis

    (School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece)

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Most safety concerns for pedestrian trips arise during road crossing, due to the interaction of pedestrians with motorized vehicles. This present paper attempts to explore the factors that have significant impact on pedestrians’ crossing behavior, and to identify the group of pedestrians that appear to be the most prone to crossing a road during the first five seconds of the red phase. In this context, observations were conducted in twelve signalized crossings in one-way roads, in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. The collected data (600 observations of crossing pedestrians) were analyzed statistically; more specifically, the observations were analyzed through descriptive statistics, and a classification tree was developed for predicting pedestrians’ decisions. The results indicate that pedestrians’ crossing behavior is most of all affected by the behavior of other pedestrians in the signalized crossing. Also, the number of traffic lanes has an impact on pedestrians’ decision to cross the road during the first five seconds of the red-light phase.

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  • Iliani Styliani Anapali & Socrates Basbas & Andreas Nikiforiadis, 2021. "Pedestrians’ Crossing Dilemma during the First Seconds of the Red-Light Phase," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-10, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:10:y:2021:i:6:p:213-:d:570108
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