Understanding the relations between crowd density, safety perception and risk-taking behavior on train station platforms: A case study from Switzerland

Railway platforms are becoming increasingly crowded, especially at peak hours. In this observational study, we investigated how the density of people is perceived by passengers and how this perceived density correlates with safety perception and risk-taking behavior. Risk-taking behavior here means...

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Main Authors: Andrea Schneider, Eva Krueger, Beat Vollenwyder, Jasmin Thurau, Achim Elfering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259019822100097X