The modelling and simulation of the interaction among vehicles and pedestrians during cross-walking is an open challenge for both research and practical computational solutions supporting urban/traffic decision makers and managers. The social cost of pedestrians' risky behaviour pushes the development of a new generation of computational models integrating analytical knowledge, data and experience about the complex dynamics occurring in pedestrian/vehicle interactions, which are not completely understood despite recent efforts. This paper presents the results of a significant data gathering campaign realised at an unsignalized zebra crossing. The selected area of the city of Milan (Italy) is characterised by a significant presence of elderly inhabitants and pedestrian-vehicle risky interactions, testified by a high number of accidents involving pedestrians in the past years. The results concern the analysis of: (i) vehicular and pedestrian traffic volumes; (ii) level of service; (iii) pedestrian-vehicle interactions, considering the impact of ageing on crossing behaviour. Results showed that the phenomenon is characterised by three main phases: approaching, appraising (evaluation of the distance and speed of oncoming vehicles) and crossing. The final objective of the research is to support the development of a microscopic agent-based tool for simulating pedestrian behaviour at unsignalized crosswalks, focusing on the specific needs of the elderly pedestrians
Gorrini, A., Vizzari, G., & Bandini, S. (2016). Towards Modeling Pedestrian-Vehicle Interactions: Empirical Study on Urban Unsignalized Intersection. In Proceedings of Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2016.
Citazione: | Gorrini, A., Vizzari, G., & Bandini, S. (2016). Towards Modeling Pedestrian-Vehicle Interactions: Empirical Study on Urban Unsignalized Intersection. In Proceedings of Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2016. | |
Tipo: | paper | |
Carattere della pubblicazione: | Scientifica | |
Presenza di un coautore afferente ad Istituzioni straniere: | No | |
Titolo: | Towards Modeling Pedestrian-Vehicle Interactions: Empirical Study on Urban Unsignalized Intersection | |
Autori: | Gorrini, A; Vizzari, G; Bandini, S | |
Autori: | GORRINI, ANDREA (Primo) VIZZARI, GIUSEPPE (Secondo) BANDINI, STEFANIA (Ultimo) | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 | |
Lingua: | English | |
Nome del convegno: | International Conference on Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics | |
ISBN: | 978-7-312-04077-1 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 02 - Intervento a convegno |