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Recent Advances in Pedestrian Behaviour, Safety Evaluation, Public Health and Risk

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Health, Well-Being and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 5469

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Steve O’Hern

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Guest Editor
Transport Research Centre Verne, Tampere University, 33100 Tampere, Finland
Interests: sustainable transport; road safety
Dr. Amanda Stephens

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Guest Editor
Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
Interests: emotional driving; aggressive driving; road user behavior and non-compliance; driver stress and anxiety
Mr. Roni Utriainen

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Guest Editor
Transport Research Centre Verne, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland
Interests: road safety; urban transport

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Walking is the most fundamental mode of mobility, forming a component of almost all trips. Walking is healthy, inexpensive, produces no emissions, offers benefits to both individuals and the broader community, and contributes to liveable, attractive, prosperous, and sustainable cities.

However, despite these benefits, walking is often neglected in transport planning and policy development. Furthermore, pedestrians represent up to a quarter of global road trauma, with sub-groups of pedestrians, including children, the elderly and young adults, over-represented in injury statistics.

Globally, there are efforts being made to reduce road trauma and increase sustainable practices. Within the UN sustainability goals, there are targets to halve the number of road-related deaths and injuries and provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all.

The aim of this Special Issue is to explore advances in pedestrian research. The issues associated with pedestrians are broad and include road user behavior, injury epidemiology, public health, transport planning, and walkability. We invite research investigating a range of pedestrian factors, including individual characteristics, mode choices, and environmental variables, with the aims of increasing walking participation, reducing road trauma and promoting sustainability.

Dr. Steve O’Hern
Dr. Amanda Stephens
Mr. Roni Utriainen
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • Pedestrians
  • walking
  • sustainability
  • transport
  • mobility
  • road safety
  • injury
  • risk
  • public health
  • behaviour

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Exploratory Analysis of Pedestrian Road Trauma in Finland
by Steve O’Hern, Roni Utriainen, Hanne Tiikkaja, Markus Pöllänen and Niina Sihvola
Sustainability 2021, 13(12), 6715; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13126715 - 13 Jun 2021
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In Finland, all fatal on-road and off-road motor vehicle crashes are subject to an in-depth investigation coordinated by the Finnish Crash Data Institute (OTI). This study presents an exploratory and two-step cluster analysis of fatal pedestrian crashes between 2010 and 2019 that were [...] Read more.
In Finland, all fatal on-road and off-road motor vehicle crashes are subject to an in-depth investigation coordinated by the Finnish Crash Data Institute (OTI). This study presents an exploratory and two-step cluster analysis of fatal pedestrian crashes between 2010 and 2019 that were subject to in-depth investigations. In total, 281 investigations occurred across Finland between 2010 and 2019. The highest number of cases were recorded in the Uusimaa region, including Helsinki, representing 26.4% of cases. Females (48.0%) were involved in fewer cases than males; however, older females represented the most commonly injured demographic. A unique element to the patterns of injury in this study is the seasonal effects, with the highest proportion of crashes investigated in winter and autumn. Cluster analysis identified four unique clusters. Clusters were characterised by crashes involving older pedestrians crossing in low-speed environments, crashes in higher speed environments away from pedestrian crossings, crashes on private roads or in parking facilities, and crashes involving intoxicated pedestrians. The most common recommendations from the investigation teams to improve safety were signalisation and infrastructure upgrades of pedestrian crossings, improvements to street lighting, advanced driver assistance (ADAS) technologies, and increased emphasis on driver behaviour and training. The findings highlight road safety issues that need to be addressed to reduce pedestrian trauma in Finland, including provision of safer crossing facilities for elderly pedestrians, improvements to parking and shared facilities, and addressing issues of intoxicated pedestrians. Efforts to remedy these key issues will further Finland’s progression towards meeting Vision Zero targets while creating a safer and sustainable urban environment in line with the United Nations sustainable development goals. Full article
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Pedestrians’ Injury Severity in Traffic Accidents in Spain: A Pedestrian Actions Approach
by Juan Diego Febres, Miguel Ángel Mariscal, Sixto Herrera and Susana García-Herrero
Sustainability 2021, 13(11), 6439; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su13116439 - 05 Jun 2021
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Road traffic accidents are currently between the seventh and tenth leading cause of death in the world, with approximately 1.35 million people killed per year. Despite extensive efforts by governments, according to the World Health Organization, road accidents still cause far too many [...] Read more.
Road traffic accidents are currently between the seventh and tenth leading cause of death in the world, with approximately 1.35 million people killed per year. Despite extensive efforts by governments, according to the World Health Organization, road accidents still cause far too many deaths, especially among pedestrians, cyclists and two-wheel motor vehicle riders, who together account for almost 50% of road traffic fatalities. In particular, Spain had 410,974 traffic accidents between 2016 and 2019, involving 722,516 vehicles and 61,177 pedestrians with varying degrees of injury. This study uses the Bayesian network method to understand how the pedestrians’ responsibility and actions at the time of the traffic accident affect the injury suffered by said pedestrian, also considering the variables of the road infrastructure and vehicles at the accident site. The results confirm that the variables linked to the unsafe behavior of pedestrians, and their responsibility in traffic accidents, increase the risk of suffering serious or fatal injuries during an accident; for example, if a pedestrian is distracted this increases his/her probability of suffering a severe injury (27.86%) with respect to not being distracted (20.73%). Conditions related to traffic in high-speed areas, areas with no or poor lighting, and areas lacking sidewalks, also record increases in pedestrian injury, as is the case in the age group of pedestrians over 60 years of age. Full article
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