Most pedestrians or driver fatalities in traffic crashes are caused by a lack of communication between the driver and the pedestrian.The aim of our study is to find safe communicative methods for pedestrians to use in order to notify drivers of their intent to cross. By observing participants in a naturalistic setting at a busy intersection in Staten Island, we recorded the number of pedestrians that used gestures aimed at the driver, and the drivers’ yield rate in response to these gestures. 50% of pedestrians gestured for drivers to yield. In response 55% drivers yielded. Based on our results, our study makes an associative claim that there is a positive relationship between the usage of pedestrian gestures and high driver’s yield. This study gives us information to understand whether drivers are influenced by pedestrian gestures or lack of gestures.
http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/seminar3posters/files/gravity_forms/1-f14ea90e75361cb91bd42582a860ee01/2014/12/Group-6-Poster.pdf
Spogmay Khan, Tristan D’Souza, Palwasha Syar, Nisma Zakria
Irina A Sekerina
College of Staten Island
psychology, public safety
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