Interaction behaviour of active mobility users in shared footpath
Active Mobility (AM) devices are increasingly popular around the world. However, the rise in accidents involving these devices has led many countries, like Singapore and France to ban their use on shared footpath. Due to limited land space, Singapore is unable to build designated lanes for AM...
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| author | Seah, Zhi Rui |
| author2 | Lum Kit Meng |
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| description | Active Mobility (AM) devices are increasingly popular around the world. However, the rise in
accidents involving these devices has led many countries, like Singapore and France to ban their
use on shared footpath. Due to limited land space, Singapore is unable to build designated lanes
for AM devices extensively, resulting in the need for pedestrians and AM devices to coexist on
shared footpaths, including on Park Connector Networks (PCNs). Prior to its ban on shared
footpaths in Singapore, the rise in accidents on shared footpaths has put a strain in the relationship
between pedestrians and AM device users – particularly Personal Mobility Device (PMD) users.
Therefore, the aim of this paper is to identify the various infrastructural improvements to facilitate
the coexistence between pedestrians and PMD users. In this study, four main structural elements
such as Lane Widths, Speed Bumps, Bollards, and Solar Studs were chosen to analyse the attitudes
of pedestrians towards sharing the footpath with PMD users and cyclists. A survey of 152
respondents was collected in Singapore and analysed using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test.
Results have found that widening the footpath to at least 2.25 m and installing bollards with
reflective lights for clear segregation, and better night lighting were key improvements that would
make pedestrians more receptive to sharing the footpath with PMD users. These findings provide
insights into pedestrians' perspectives on infrastructural elements that can increase their safety and
promote the coexistence with PMD users. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1675332023-06-02T15:34:08Z Interaction behaviour of active mobility users in shared footpath Seah, Zhi Rui Lum Kit Meng School of Civil and Environmental Engineering CKMLUM@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Civil engineering Active Mobility (AM) devices are increasingly popular around the world. However, the rise in accidents involving these devices has led many countries, like Singapore and France to ban their use on shared footpath. Due to limited land space, Singapore is unable to build designated lanes for AM devices extensively, resulting in the need for pedestrians and AM devices to coexist on shared footpaths, including on Park Connector Networks (PCNs). Prior to its ban on shared footpaths in Singapore, the rise in accidents on shared footpaths has put a strain in the relationship between pedestrians and AM device users – particularly Personal Mobility Device (PMD) users. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to identify the various infrastructural improvements to facilitate the coexistence between pedestrians and PMD users. In this study, four main structural elements such as Lane Widths, Speed Bumps, Bollards, and Solar Studs were chosen to analyse the attitudes of pedestrians towards sharing the footpath with PMD users and cyclists. A survey of 152 respondents was collected in Singapore and analysed using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test. Results have found that widening the footpath to at least 2.25 m and installing bollards with reflective lights for clear segregation, and better night lighting were key improvements that would make pedestrians more receptive to sharing the footpath with PMD users. These findings provide insights into pedestrians' perspectives on infrastructural elements that can increase their safety and promote the coexistence with PMD users. Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) 2023-05-29T06:31:48Z 2023-05-29T06:31:48Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Seah, Z. R. (2023). Interaction behaviour of active mobility users in shared footpath. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/167533 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/167533 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Civil engineering Seah, Zhi Rui Interaction behaviour of active mobility users in shared footpath |
| title | Interaction behaviour of active mobility users in shared footpath |
| title_full | Interaction behaviour of active mobility users in shared footpath |
| title_fullStr | Interaction behaviour of active mobility users in shared footpath |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interaction behaviour of active mobility users in shared footpath |
| title_short | Interaction behaviour of active mobility users in shared footpath |
| title_sort | interaction behaviour of active mobility users in shared footpath |
| topic | Engineering::Civil engineering |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/167533 |
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