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... 8 The introduction makes the case for a performance-based management approach for pedestrian safety and describes the overall steps needed to obtain and utilize the necessary types of data, and to develop the tools and processes to achieve a performance-based practice similar to what is commonly used in road safety management programs for other modes of travel. The first step of the systemic process is to define the study scope.
From page 9...
... Step 1: Define Study Scope 9 different regions within a state should also be feasible, but there may be more challenges during Step 2 when compiling land use, census, or transit data -- types of data that are highly desirable for an analysis of pedestrian risk factors. Also consider differences in regional travel patterns, geographies, development types, and other characteristics when deciding on a network focus.
From page 10...
... 10 Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis Key Crash Data Elements Needed to Identify Crash Targets Crash data elements that are key to a systemic pedestrian safety approach include the following: • Crash type: Crash types describe the events leading up to a crash and summarize the conflict type or relative approach angles, positions, and maneuvers that led up to a collision. Crash types for motor vehicle–only collisions tend to be well defined and these provide information relevant to treatment decisions.
From page 11...
... Step 1: Define Study Scope 11 Crash Analysis to Identify Focus Types Begin the analysis with a careful inspection of crash frequencies and tabulations to identify high frequency location and crash type combinations. The goal is to narrow down to one or several target crash types for more in-depth risk analysis in Step 3.
From page 12...
... 12 Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis types. However, crash type data may be useful to identify risk factors and locations that may be most in need of treatment.
From page 13...
... Step 1: Define Study Scope 13 for further systemic analysis for both rural and urban locations statewide. Two-way, divided roads also account for sizable numbers in urban and rural locations.
From page 14...
... 14 Systemic Pedestrian Safety Analysis Finalize Area and Location Type Scope There may be a need to reassess the network focus extent, road types, or potentially crash types for the risk analysis after compiling the other data types for the risk analysis in Step 2. For example, there may not be traffic volume data for the whole network within the desired focus area.

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