Pedestrian crossing patterns preference at a non-signalized crosswalk

At the non-signalized marked crosswalk, pedestrians cross the road with changing directions and speeds that result in curved paths and higher chances of safety issues. Analyzing this behavior is a complex task, which is often further limited by a lack of appropriate and detailed data. In this paper, Pedestrians' crossing patterns in terms of entry/exit pairs and turning points were explored. And the reasons caused such curved patterns investigated. The analytical results indicated that the most influential factor that resulted curved patterns are: (a) short or fast distance (b) avoiding collision with grouping pedestrian crossing together from the same or opposite direction (c) Avoiding traffic running straight on the lanes. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.