Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Pedestrian Safety Issues, Actions and Recommendations
  • Construction Zones
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
  • Driver Awareness
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
  • Enforcement
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
  • Federal Legislation and Funding
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
  • Inventorying Pedestrian Facilities
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
      • Fundamental Data Needs
      • Condition Data
      • Pedestrian-Related Indexes
      • Safe Walk-to-School Routes
  • Local Planning and Community Advocacy
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
  • Pedestrian Safety Education
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
      • Parental Involvement in Child Pedestrian Safety Training
      • Elderly Pedestrian Safety Education
      • Considerations in Pedestrian Safety Education
      • Pedestrians and Alcohol
  • Pedestrian-Vehicle Crash Statistics and Outcomes
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
      • Recurrent Pedestrian-Vehicle Crash Intersections
      • Recurrent Pedestrian-Vehicle Crash Corridors
      • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Public Transit Access
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
  • Railroad Crossings
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
  • Regional Planning
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
  • Safety and Liability Concerns
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
      • Child Pedestrians
      • Elderly Pedestrians
      • Other Issues
      • Liability
  • Shared Usage of Trails and Paths
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
  • Snow Removal
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
  • Statewide Legislation
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
  • Usage of Controlled-Access Highways
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
  • Walkways and Supporting Facilities
    • Key Findings and Issues
    • Policies, Plans and Actions
    • Recommendations
      • Policy Issues: Overall
      • Policy Issue: Grade-Separated Crossings
      • Policy Issue: Crosswalks at Unsignalized Locations
      • Policy Issue: Sidewalk Provision
      • Other Issues: Accommodating Pedestrians at Traffic Signals
• 3. Emergency Medical Response
• 4. Implementation
• 5. Further Research
• 6. References

Evaluating and Improving Pedestrian Safety in Utah

Pedestrian Safety Issues, Actions and Recommendations

Wayne D. Cottrell, Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Utah

May 2004

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