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IPOD Abstract for presentation (Poster or Podium) with a Paper in the Conference Proceedings

Active Transportation (Bike/Ped)

Assessment of Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety at Commercial Driveways along Major Corridors

Sunday, June 16, 2024
1:15 PM - 1:40 PM ET
Room: 223
Abstract: Pedestrian and bicycle safety are an traffic safety focus nationwide in the United States as well as an important emphasis area in the Florida Strategic Highway Safety Plan. Commercial driveway access points involve complex traffic activities for both vehicles and non-motorists and therefore create significant risks for pedestrian and bicycle safety. This study assessed the impacts of commercial driveways along major corridors on pedestrian and bicycle safety through crash frequency and crash severity analyses and evaluated the impacts of driveway and connecting roadway design and traffic characteristics on pedestrian and bicycle safety. Five years (2015-2019) of driveway-related crashes in Florida with pedestrian or bicycle involvement were collected, and the characteristics of commercial driveways along selected major corridors with high pedestrian/bicycle crash frequency were reviewed and included in the analysis. The results revealed a number of significant factors affecting pedestrian and bicycle crash occurrence at commercial driveways, including the number of lanes on connecting streets, driveway design features, median opening type, traffic control device type, and painted bike lanes. Several factors were also identified as significant in affecting crash severity, including shoulder type, alcohol or drug involvement, driveway number of lanes, bike lane type, driveway throat length, and connecting street Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) in the crash year. These findings provide important insights on addressing pedestrian and bicycle safety issues at commercial driveways, which could be used as reference for future access management guideline improvement.

Learning Objectives:

Attendees can expect to learn the following from this session:
  • Upon completion, participant will be able to understand pedestrian and bicycle safety issues at commercial driveways along major corridors.
  • Upon completion, participant will be able to understand the factors that affect pedestrian and bicycle crash occurrence at commercial driveways.
  • Upon completion, participant will be able to understand the factors that affect pedestrian and bicycle crash severity at commercial driveways.