Publication Details

PEDSAFE: Pedestrian safety guide and countermeasure selection system

Type: Paper

Subtype: Final report

Author(s): Harkey, David L.; Zegeer, Charles V.

Pages: 338

Publisher: Federal Highway Administration

Url: https://trid.trb.org/View/753660

Publication Date: Sept-2004

Number: FHWA-SA-04-003

Address: Washington, DC

Abstract: This report is the next generation of the Pedestrian Facilities User Guide – Providing Safety and Mobility.1 It includes an update of 47 engineering countermeasures or treatments, along with education and enforcement programs, that may be implemented to improve pedestrian safety and mobility. Included in this version are 71 case studies that illustrate these concepts applied in practice in a number of communities throughout the United States. The most significant enhancement is the integration of the countermeasures and case studies into an expert system known as PEDSAFE. This system and the content of this guide are included on the enclosed CD and are availableon-line at http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/pedsafe and at www.walkinginfo.org/pedsafe. The system allows the user torefine their selection of treatments on the basis of site characteristics, such as geometric features and operatingconditions, and the type of safety problem or desired behavioral change. The purpose of the system is to provide themost applicable information for identifying safety and mobility needs and improving conditions for pedestrianswithin the public right-of-way. PEDSAFE is intended primarily for engineers, planners, safety professionals, anddecisionmakers, but it may also be used by citiznes for identifying problems and recommending solutions for theircommunities. 1 Pedestrian Facilities User Guide – Providing Safety and Mobility was authored by Charles V. Zegeer, CaraSeiderman, Peter Lagerwey, Mike Cyneki, Michael Ronkin, and Robert Schneider.