Schulich School of Engineering - Pedestrian Scramble Survey

Pedestrian Scramble Survey

Covering Letter from Dr. Richard Tay

Existing Pedestrian crossing:

Question 1.

(a) Gender:

Male

Female

(b) Age (yrs):

less then 18

18-25

26-45

46-55

55+

YES

Question 2. What is the purpose of your walking trip today? (please check one)

Traveling to work

Traveling from work

Health benefits

Shopping

Recreation

No walking

Others:

Question 3. Do you drive regularly?

YES

Question 4. How often do you cross a road as a pedestrian? (please check one)

Daily	Once a week	1-5 times per week	More than 5 times per week	Once a month

Question 5. How often do you cross only one side of a road at an intersection? (please check one)

Rarely	Occasionally	Sometimes	Often	Very often

Question 6. How often do you cross two sides of a road (diagonally) at an intersection? (please check one)

Rarely	Occasionally	Sometimes	Often	Very often

Question 7(A). Are pedestrian signs clear and understandable? (please check one)

Rarely	Occasionally	Sometimes	Often	Very often

Question 7(B). Is the pavement correctly marked and in good condition? (please check one)

Rarely	Occasionally	Sometimes	Often	Very often

Question 7(C). Is the light adequate both for pedestrians and motorists at the crossings? (please check one)

Rarely	Occasionally	Sometimes	Often	Very often

Question 8. To what extent do you agree or disagree that existing pedestrian crossings are safe and convenient?

Strongly Disagree 1	2	3	4	Strongly Agree 5

Proposed Pedestrian Scramble crossing:

Pedestrian scramble, also known as exclusive pedestrian phase, is a pedestrian crossing system where all vehicle traffic is stopped and pedestrian can cross intersections in all directions (diagonally as well as laterally) at the same time as shown in the figure 1.


Figure 1: Pedestrian scramble

Question 1. Have you seen this type of crossing before?

YES

Question 2. Do you like the pedestrian scramble crossing to be implemented at Calgary?

YES

Question 3. When should Pedestrian Scramble operation be implemented? (please check one)

24/7	Daily 7AM - 6PM	Monday to Friday 7AM - 6PM	Monday to Friday AM & PM Peak

Question 4. Do you like to cross diagonally at an intersection?

YES

Question 5. Do you think that pedestrian scramble crossing is safer for pedestrians than the existing crossing?

YES

Question 6. Do you think pedestrian scramble crossing is more convenient for pedestrians than the existing crossing?

YES

Question 7. Do you think pedestrian scramble crossing will improve the traffic flow?

YES

Please review your answers to the above evaluation and when you are satisfied, press the Submit button to transmit the results to the Dr. R. Tay, AMA/CTEP Chair in Road Safety at the University of Calgary. Thank you for your participation!