NTL Record

Title Pedestrian Test Bed Phase II – Final Report
Record ID 74740
Personal Name
Creator
Jannat, Mafruhatul; Roldan, Stephanie M.; Balk, Stacy A.
Personal Name
Contributor
Timpone, Karen
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
Corporate
Contributor
Leidos
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
Publication Date 20190601
Language English
Abstract Incidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists comprise a large proportion of traffic fatalities every year. These dangerous conflicts tend to occur more frequently under conditions in which the pedestrian is difficult to detect, such as crowded urban settings and under low visibility. The recent surge of connected vehicle technology has led to the development of vehicle-topedestrian (V2P) systems that can detect and communicate the presence of at-risk pedestrians or bicyclists through augmented sensors and communication systems. These technologies may therefore be effective in averting incidents between these vulnerable road users and vehicles. This report presents the development and implementation of a multi-functional Pedestrian Technology Test Bed at the FHWA Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC), along with a standardized, holistic, and flexible assessment plan strategy. These tools were applied to the assessment of commercially available V2P technologies to identify their strengths and weaknesses and reveal their potential effectiveness for improving pedestrian safety. The vision for the test environment is to support continued research, testing, and demonstration of connected pedestrian/bicyclist system concepts, standards, applications, and innovative products aimed to maximize road user safety.
Rosap ID dot:55622
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/55622
TRT Terms Pedestrian safety; Bicycle safety; Traffic safety; Connected vehicles
General Subjects Pedestrian; Bicyclist; Vulnerable road user; Safety; Vehicle-to-pedestrian technology; Test bed; Connected vehicle; Pedestrian detection
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1773463
Contract Number DTFH-6116-D-00030
Report Number FHWA-SA-19-025
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/74000/74700/74740/FHWA-SA-19-025.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository