Pedestrian Crossing Behaviour between Transport Terminals

Pedestrians need to ensure their safety as they interact with others within a transportation system. There exists a need to gain better understanding of pedestrian behaviours in between transport terminals. When different transportation terminals come closer, there will be an increased pedestrian flow caused due to change in modes used. In this project, pedestrian flow between transport terminals i.e., on a midblock between Thrissur KSRTC bus stand and railway station is captured by video graphic survey. The main aim was to analyse the general pedestrian behaviour while crossing a road and to find out different human factors which affect this behaviour. The crossing patterns were observed and also the chances of conflict with vehicles. The project brought out the fact that the pedestrians always preferred different types of crossings. These varied with the gender and age of the pedestrians and also with luggage carrying or not. There seemed to be a greater flow of pedestrians during the peak hours and then they faced difficulty in crossing due to heavy traffic. Crosswalks are sites where pedestrians face lower levels of road safety, because they have to cross the street and must be aware of incoming traffic. Pedestrian illegal crossing behaviour is a major fact in road safety issue. Thus, there is a requirement to take more steps towards bringing safety.