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Rules for pedestrians, including general guidance, crossing the road, crossings, and situations needing extra care.
Request a pedestrian crossing like a puffin crossing, toucan crossing or zebra crossing from the local council
This paper describes research by the UK's Transport Research Laboratory and Karachi's Traffic Engineering Bureau
Rules for road users requiring extra care, including pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists, other road users and other vehicles.
How local authorities can use guardrails to stop pedestrians crossing roads at inappropriate places or accidentally walking into roads.
A guide to best practice on improving access to public transport and creating a barrier-free pedestrian environment.
Proposes amending The Highway Code to introduce a hierarchy of road users, clarify pedestrian and cyclist priority, and establish safer overtaking.
Rules for using the road, including general rules, overtaking, road junctions, roundabouts, pedestrian crossings and reversing.
A summary of statistics on pedestrian casualties in reported road collisions in Great Britain with data up to 2022.
Report by Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) into the risks of quiet electric and hybrid vehicles to visually impaired pedestrians.
Using multiple-risk source model
The Transport Research Laboratory found little correlation between vehicle noise and accidents involving pedestrians.
Starling's Pedestrian Detector is a camera based, AI powered sensor for signalised pedestrian crossings that runs real-time analysis of all street users.
A summary of statistics on pedestrian casualties in reported road collisions in Great Britain with data up to 2021.
This manual supports the development and implementation of comprehensive measures to improve pedestrian safety.
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