Pedestrian facilities engineering and geometric design John G Schoon

By:

Schoon John G [Author, University of Southampton]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London Thomas Telford 2010Description: 361 pages illustrations 20 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

978072774064

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

TE279.5 SCH

Contents:

Introduction -- Codes of conduct -- The Highway Code -- Driver and vehicle characteristics -- Pedestrian characteristics -- Disabled pedestrians' characteristics -- General road layout practice -- Crossings at unsignalled locations -- Signalled pedestrian crossings -- geometric design -- Facilities for inclusive mobility : design guidelines -- Pedestrian facilities at roundabouts -- Pedestrian facilities at mini-roundabouts -- Design for combined pedestrian and other non-motorised users -- Audits for non-motorised user (NMU) facilities -- Pedestrian flow and capacity : the highway capacity manual -- Simulation and computerised models of pedestrian facilities -- Examples and case studies.

Summary: Deals with the engineering and numerical design aspects of pedestrian facilities, such as footways, uncontrolled and controlled crossings along roads and at junctions, roundabouts and driveways where pedestrian and vehicular traffic interact. This title focuses on the dimensional aspects of pedestrian facilities.

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Includes an index.

Introduction --
Codes of conduct --
The Highway Code --
Driver and vehicle characteristics --
Pedestrian characteristics --
Disabled pedestrians' characteristics --
General road layout practice --
Crossings at unsignalled locations --
Signalled pedestrian crossings --
geometric design --
Facilities for inclusive mobility : design guidelines --
Pedestrian facilities at roundabouts --
Pedestrian facilities at mini-roundabouts --
Design for combined pedestrian and other non-motorised users --
Audits for non-motorised user (NMU) facilities --
Pedestrian flow and capacity : the highway capacity manual --
Simulation and computerised models of pedestrian facilities --
Examples and case studies.

Deals with the engineering and numerical design aspects of pedestrian facilities, such as footways, uncontrolled and controlled crossings along roads and at junctions, roundabouts and driveways where pedestrian and vehicular traffic interact. This title focuses on the dimensional aspects of pedestrian facilities.

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