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Analysis of Pedestrian Free Flow Walking Speed in a Least Developing Country: A Factorial Design Study
Khalidur Rahman, Noraida Abdul Ghani, Anton Abdulbasah Kamil and Adli Mustafa
Corresponding Author: Noraida Abdul Ghani
Submitted: February 22, 2012
Accepted: April 14, 2012
Published: November 01, 2012 |
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The direct use of foreign design codes and unavailability of well-recognized local parameters for
pedestrian facilities has been a concern in least developing countries. In this study, a study on pedestrian
movements on sidewalks in the capital city of Dhaka, Bangladesh has been done to determine the free flow
walking speed and to identify the effect of contributing factors. Basic data on walking speeds and the chosen
factors were collected from 1,440 pedestrians by a photographic procedure of video recording. A Factorial
Design with Mixed Levels was used. Results show that the free flow walking speed is greatly affected by the
pedestrian age, gender and the ‘walkability’ of the facility. In addition, male speed is less hampered by the
carrying of baggage than female speed. In general, Bangladeshi pedestrians are slower than those of Western
countries, but are faster or alike compared to some Asian counterparts. Such finding does not validate the
sustainability of the adoption of foreign design and parameters for pedestrian facilities in Bangladesh. The
results of this analysis can be used as a guideline for developing design codes for local pedestrian facilities.
Key words: ANOVA, free-flow speed, pedestrian, sidewalks, urban areas, ,
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Khalidur Rahman, Noraida Abdul Ghani, Anton Abdulbasah Kamil and Adli Mustafa, . Analysis of Pedestrian Free Flow Walking Speed in a Least Developing Country: A Factorial Design Study. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, (21): 4299-4304.
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ISSN (Online): 2040-7467
ISSN (Print): 2040-7459 |
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