Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2013, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (3): 315-318.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-2861.2013.03.018

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Decision-Making Behavior of Pedestrians at Intersection without Traffic Lights

WEI Yan-fang1,2, SHI Wei3, KUANG Hua4, SONG Tao1, DONG Li-yun1   

  1. 1. Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200072, China; 2. College of Physical Science and Technology, Yulin Normal University, Yulin 537000, Guangxi, China; 3. Department of Physics and Mathematics, Wuzhou University, Wuzhou 543002, Guangxi, China; 4. College of Physics and Technology, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, Guangxi, China
  • Received:2013-01-27 Online:2013-06-30 Published:2013-06-30

Abstract: This paper conducts a set of field measurements to obtain data of decision-making behavior and crossing speed of pedestrians at an intersection without traffic lights in downtown Wuzhou, Guangxi. The concepts of decision-making distance and critical safety distance are introduced through analysis and fitting of statistical data. The observed data show that pedestrians’ crossing speed at off-peak hour fluctuates around the mean speed and does not perfectly obey the normal distribution based on the D’Agostino test. The mean speed at off-peak hour is only 0.6 m/s when the waiting time is counted, whereas it is 0.8 m/s without considering the waiting time.

Key words: crossing speed, decision-making behavior, pedestrian flow, traffic flow

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