{"id":207403369,"date":"2011-07-29T12:02:49","date_gmt":"2011-07-29T12:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=207403369"},"modified":"2011-07-29T12:02:49","modified_gmt":"2011-07-29T12:02:49","slug":"marked-crosswalks-and-the-raquel-nelson-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=207403369","title":{"rendered":"Marked Crosswalks and the Raquel Nelson Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

[B’ Spokes: One of the things I would like to see accomplished through this blog is a better understanding of road engineering, so while JUST a crosswalk may not be appropriate in this case, a traffic light might be or at least move the bus stop.]<\/em><\/p>\n

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From How We Drive by Tom Vanderbilt<\/p>\n

In the by turns tragic and outrageous case of Raquel Nelson<\/a>, I keep seeing a call for \u201cmarked crosswalks\u201d to be installed on Austell Road, near the bus stop where pedestrians naturally want to cross (rather than walk the estimated 2\/3 of a mile to the stop).<\/p>\n

But I\u2019m unclear what they\u2019re calling for \u2014 is it a traffic signal with a marked crosswalk?<\/p>\n

Or just a marked crosswalk? Which we intuitively think would be better than nothing \u2014 or would it?<\/p>\n

From what I\u2019ve read on marked crosswalks, they precisely begin to lose effectiveness on roads with at least four lanes, and volumes of upwards of 30,000 vehicles per day. Not to mention a \u201cposted\u201d speed of 45 mph. <\/p>\n

To quote the FHWA<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Thus, installing a marked crosswalk at an already undesirable crossing location (e.g., wide, high-volume street) may increase the chance of a pedestrian crash occurring at such a site if a few at-risk pedestrians are encouraged to cross where other adequate crossing facilities are not provided. This explanation might be evidenced by the many calls to traffic engineers from citizens who state, \u201cPlease install a marked crosswalk so that we can cross the dangerous street near our house.\u201d Unfortunately, simply installing a marked crosswalk without other more substantial crossing facilities often does not result in the majority of motorists stopping and yielding to pedestrians, contrary to the expectations of many pedestrians.<\/em><\/p>\n


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[B’ Spokes: One of the things I would like to see accomplished through this blog is a better understanding of road engineering, so while JUST a crosswalk may not be appropriate in this case, a traffic light might be or at least move the bus stop.] From How We Drive by Tom Vanderbilt In the … <\/p>\n

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