Walking the talk: Comparing pedestrian 'activity as imagined' with 'activity as done'

Gemma J M Read; Erin Stevens; M G Lenne; Neville A Stanton; Guy H Walker; Paul M Salmon

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2018.01.016

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Walking the talk: Comparing pedestrian 'activity as imagined' with 'activity as done'

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Walking the talk: Comparing pedestrian 'activity as imagined' with 'activity as done'

Gemma J M Read, Erin Stevens, M G Lenne, Neville A Stanton, Guy H Walker and Paul M Salmon

Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol.113, pp.74-84

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2018.01.016

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event analysis of systemic teamwork

intersections

pedestrian safety

performance variability

railway level crossings

systems thinking

The safety of vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, is an important issue worldwide. In line with the shift towards systems thinking in transport safety, the aim of this study was to compare the normal performance of pedestrians as they navigate the road system with that imagined by road system managers to gain insights into how safety management can be improved for this vulnerable road user group. The Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork framework was used to compare pedestrian activity 'as imagined' and 'as done' at signalised road intersections and railway level crossings. Data regarding 'activity as imagined' was derived from documentation review, and data on 'activity as done' was derived from a semi-naturalistic study of ten participants. It is concluded that in both environments pedestrians exhibited more diversity and variability than anticipated by system managers. Insights for improving the design of the road environment for pedestrians are provided. Further, it is argued that wider changes to the processes used in the design and management of road systems are needed.

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Title: Walking the talk: Comparing pedestrian 'activity as imagined' with 'activity as done'
Authors: Gemma J M Read (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Erin Stevens (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
M G Lenne (Author) - Monash University
Neville A Stanton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Guy H Walker (Author) - Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom
Paul M Salmon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
Publication details: Accident Analysis and Prevention, Vol.113, pp.74-84
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2018.01.016
ISSN: 0001-4575; 0001-4575
Grants: A new complex systems approach to road trauma: Applying systems thinking to the fatal five, FT140100681, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Application of contemporary systems-based methods to reduce trauma at rail level crossings, LP100200387, Australian Research Council (Australia, Canberra) - ARC
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; School of Health - Psychology; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451507802621
Output Type: Journal article

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