Another look at pedestrian walking speed

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1982, 2006, Pages 21-29

  Fitzpatrick, Kay ^a   Brewer, Marcus A ^a   Turner, Shawn ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; ROADS AND STREETS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; WHEELCHAIRS;

PEDESTRIANS; POPULATION PROJECTIONS; WALKING SPEED;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 33947385767     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1982-05     Document Type: Conference Paper

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