Pedestrian Signal Safety - AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

122
Table C-2. Walking speeds for pedestrians at intersections in Broward County, Florida.
Obs erved walking speeds (f t./sec .)
Yo unger pe destrians Old er pedestrians
Intersection Crossing
15 th
percentile
Sample Mean Media n
15 th
percentile
Sample Mean Median
Major 14 5.5 5.0 4.2 31 4.6 4.4 4.4
36th at A1A (traditional)
Minor 39 5.5 4.9 4.4 31 4.3 4.3 3.4
A1A at Oakland
Major 70 5.5 5.3 4.7 30 5.4 4.8 4.1
(traditional) Minor 70 4.9 4.8 4.3 33 4.3 4.3 3.7
Traditional approaches combined 193 5.3 5.0 4.4 125 4.6 4.4 3.8
A1A at Co mmercial
Major 30 4.4 4.5 3.8 40 3.8 3.7 3.3
(countdown) Minor 72 5.1 5.0 4.5 32 4.6 4.6 3.9
Datu ra at A1A
Major 71 5.4 5.1 4.5 32 4.2 4.1 3.5
(countdown) Minor 75 5.3 4.9 4.2 32 4.2 4.1 3.5
PCD signal approaches combi ned 248 5.1 4.9 4.3 136 4.2 4.1 3.4