Pedestrian Level Crossing Safety On The East West Line Of Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit

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In recent years, Railway level crossing (RLC) accidents is one of the major contributing factorsrnof railway related fatality problems in many countries. A fundamental requirement in pedestriansrnsafety planning is the isolation of level crossings along the railway. This is normally assisted byrnprecautions which are used to give information for every group of pedestrians. The study wasrndone by direct observation and Census (random sampling technique by taking 15 minutesrnduration) to examine the flow of pedestrians and trains along the level crossings (Stations) of thernnewly build East-West line of Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit.rnFrom the collected data; by calculating the train pedestrian value and pedestrian category, thernnecessity of precautions (road markings, audible warnings, pedestrian signals, tactile thresholdrnand guard rails) is analyzed. And also by taking the flow of pedestrians from the graph, thernnecessity of grade separation is analyzed.rnThe result of the reasearch is that; Road markings, audible warnings and pedestrian signals arernnecessary in all stations. Since the necessity of tactile threshold is dependent on the alignment ofrncrossings and adjacent footways, 8 out of 14 stations are isolated to construct a tactile threshold.rnAnd also the location of all railway stations is at the middle of vehicle road. So, it is unable tornconstruct a guard rail in every station.rnIn some areas, there is a crowded flow of pedestrians and due to that reason pedestrians arerntrying to use vehicle crossings as a crossing. It may create a collision between pedestrians andrnroad vehicles due to the congestion. This study recommends the necessity of grade separationsrn(Bridges or Tunnels) in order to avoid those accidents.

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Pedestrian Level Crossing Safety On The East West Line Of Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit

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