Modeling the Perceptions and Preferences of Pedestrians on Crossing Facilities
Table 1
Definition of variables.
Variable
Definition
Note
Age
Age group: (1) 15–23, (2) 24–30, (3) 31–40, (4) 41–55, and (5) >55
Gender
Pedestrian’s gender: (1)—male and (2)—female
Principles of crossing
The principles of street crossing: (1) safety, (2) convenience, and (3) save time or strength
Detour willingnessa
Pedestrian’s attitude towards detour: (1) accept to detour, (2) often detour, (3) occasionally detour, and (4) refuse to detour
Compliance with the traffic rules
The degree of compliance with the traffic rules: (1) always, (2) often, and (3) seldom
Crossing time
The time for crossing at crosswalk: (1) pedestrian green signal, (2) pedestrian red signal and force to cross, and (3) pedestrian red signal and the road is clear
Illegal reason
The reason behind the illegal crossing: (1) unreasonable design and (2) pedestrians’ subjective reasons
Conformity psychology
(1) Pedestrians follow others to cross street (2) Pedestrians do not follow others
Detour distance
The additional distance caused by detour
Travel time
The time spent on crossing street via crossing facility
Origin and destination
The origin and destination of the trip of a pedestrian
Detour means a pedestrian has to walk added distance to cross the street at designated location (facility) rather than to cross directly or at the desired location. The routes 1 and 2 are detour routes as shown in Figure 1.
