Raka Choudhury on pedestrian accessibility in the National Capital ...
Raka Choudhury on pedestrian accessibility in the National Capital ...
Raka Choudhury on pedestrian accessibility in the National Capital ...
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BUT…<br />
Lists “Factors C<strong>on</strong>tribut<strong>in</strong>g to Pedestrian<br />
Accidents”:<br />
o When cross<strong>in</strong>g a road comb<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong> of :<br />
• Failure of <strong>in</strong>itial judgment<br />
BEFORE I MOVE ON FROM THE TOPIC OF SPEED….<br />
! “A car travell<strong>in</strong>g at 50 km/h will typically require 13 meters<br />
<strong>in</strong> which to stop, while a car travell<strong>in</strong>g at 40 km/h will stop <strong>in</strong><br />
less than 8.5 meters”<br />
--World Health Organizati<strong>on</strong><br />
• Failure to modify behavior of <strong>pedestrian</strong>s<br />
o Many <strong>pedestrian</strong> <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> an accident didn’t see<br />
<strong>the</strong> vehicle, many of <strong>the</strong>se were say<strong>in</strong>g that <strong>the</strong>y saw<br />
<strong>the</strong> vehicle too late<br />
o Normally, <strong>pedestrian</strong> crashes occur near <strong>the</strong> bus stop<br />
! If you were a <strong>pedestrian</strong> cross<strong>in</strong>g (LEGALLY) when a<br />
speed<strong>in</strong>g car spots you from 10 meters away, wouldn’t you<br />
ra<strong>the</strong>r that <strong>the</strong> driver was driv<strong>in</strong>g at 40 km/h and not 50 km/<br />
h?<br />
PRESENTATION ALSO SAYS “ DON’T VIOLATE<br />
TRAFFIC RULES” WITH THIS IMAGE<br />
Over <strong>the</strong> 16 or so<br />
kilometers between <strong>the</strong><br />
Delhi-Gurga<strong>on</strong> and<br />
42 nd Milest<strong>on</strong>e toll<br />
plazas, <strong>the</strong>re are <strong>on</strong>ly<br />
three <strong>pedestrian</strong> bridges<br />
and <strong>on</strong>e subway.<br />
Lack of attenti<strong>on</strong> to<br />
adjacent land uses<br />
Need for <strong>in</strong>ter-agency<br />
coord<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>? How?<br />
WHAT ARE THE PEDESTRIAN<br />
FACILITIES THAT WE ARE<br />
PROVIDING?
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