NTL Record

Title Pedestrian safety in Sweden
Record ID 11447
Personal Name
Creator
Ekman, Lars; Hyden, Christer
Source 41p. in various pagings
Corporate
Contributor
Lunds University. Dept. of Traffic Planning & Engineering; United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Publication Date 19991200
Language English
Abstract This report was one in a series of pedestrian safety synthesis reports prepared for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to document pedestrian safety in other countries. Reports are also available for: United Kingdom (FHWA-RD-99-089) Canada (FHWA-RD-99-090) Netherlands (FHWA-RD-99-092) Australia (FHWA-RD-99-093) This report is a review of recent pedestrian safety research in Sweden (in particular) with some attention to similar research in other Scandinavian countries. The report states that even Sweden, where attention has long been paid to pedestrian and bicyclists concerns, even so, still too much traffic planning is addressed as if it were a vehicular issue only. If traffic cannot be separated, then consideration should be given in some areas to restricting vehicle speeds to 30 km/hr. It is argued that future planning must better balance the competing needs of motor vehicle traffic, pedestrians, and cyclists.
Rosap ID dot:4837
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/4837
TRT Terms Pedestrians; Walkways; Cyclists; Bikeways; Walking; Bicycling; Traffic calming; Speed limits; Traffic safety; Pedestrian safety
General Subjects Bicycle safety; Sweden
Classification NTL - PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES - Bicycles;
NTL - PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES - Pedestrians;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Speed Limits;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety
Geographical
Coverage
Sweden
OCLC 502414306
TRIS Online
Accession No
00806457
Report Number FHWA-RD-99-091
Resource type Research Paper
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/26000/26100/26163/99091.PDF
Alternative URL http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tfhrc/safety/pubs/99091/intro.htm
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository