Ojo Thomas, Adetona Comfort Ogunleye, Agyemang William, Afukaar Francis K
a Department of Geography and Regional Planning, Faculty of Social Sciences, College of Humanities and Legal Studies, University of Cape Coast , Ghana.
b Building and Road Research Institute , Kumasi , Ghana.
Traffic Inj Prev. 2019;20(2):216-219. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2018.1555372. Epub 2019 Apr 5.
This article assesses pedestrian behavior and safety at zebra crossings in the Cape Coast Metropolis.
A mix of a naturalistic exploratory and descriptive study was conducted using both primary and secondary data. The primary data included an observational study of over 6,000 pedestrians using zebra crossings in the metropolis. The secondary data were obtained from the national road traffic crashes (RTCs) database at the Building and Road Research Institute covering information on pedestrian crashes between 2007 and 2016 in the metropolis. Analyses were conducted using frequencies and percentages with Pearson's chi-square correlation used to establish the relationship between independent and dependent variables.
The findings showed that the majority of the 328 pedestrian crashes between 2007 and 2016 resulted in either fatalities or serious injuries and occurred at locations away from a junction. Most of the pedestrians observed used the zebra crossing were alone and engaged in talking or using mobile phone. Age group, pedestrian status, and the location of the zebra crossings influenced pedestrians' risky behaviors.
The majority of the pedestrian crashes in the metropolis resulted in injuries resulting in hospitalization or fatalities and occurred at a midblock. Pedestrians largely exhibited risky behaviors predisposing the occurrence of RTCs at zebra crossings despite the fact that they are a pedestrian right-of-way. There is therefore the need for the National Road Safety Commission to carry out campaigns to educate pedestrians on the safer use of zebra crossings.
本文评估了海岸角大都会区斑马线处的行人行为与安全状况。
采用自然主义探索性与描述性研究相结合的方式，使用了一手和二手数据。一手数据包括对该大都会区6000多名使用斑马线的行人进行的观察性研究。二手数据来自建筑与道路研究所的国家道路交通事故（RTC）数据库，涵盖了2007年至2016年该大都会区行人事故的信息。分析采用频率和百分比进行，并用皮尔逊卡方相关性分析来确定自变量和因变量之间的关系。
研究结果显示，2007年至2016年间的328起行人事故中，大多数导致了死亡或重伤，且发生在远离路口的位置。观察到的大多数使用斑马线的行人都是独自出行，且在交谈或使用手机。年龄组、行人身份以及斑马线的位置影响了行人的危险行为。
该大都会区的大多数行人事故导致受伤，需要住院治疗或造成死亡，且发生在街区中部。尽管斑马线是行人的路权，但行人在很大程度上表现出危险行为，这使得在斑马线处发生道路交通事故的可能性增加。因此，国家道路安全委员会有必要开展宣传活动，教育行人更安全地使用斑马线。
