Recent Advances in Pedestrian Behaviour, Safety Evaluation, Public Health and Risk

Dear Colleagues,

Walking is the most fundamental mode of mobility, forming a component of almost all trips. Walking is healthy, inexpensive, produces no emissions, offers benefits to both individuals and the broader community, and contributes to liveable, attractive, prosperous, and sustainable cities.

However, despite these benefits, walking is often neglected in transport planning and policy development. Furthermore, pedestrians represent up to a quarter of global road trauma, with sub-groups of pedestrians, including children, the elderly and young adults, over-represented in injury statistics.

Globally, there are efforts being made to reduce road trauma and increase sustainable practices. Within the UN sustainability goals, there are targets to halve the number of road-related deaths and injuries and provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all.

The aim of this Special Issue is to explore advances in pedestrian research. The issues associated with pedestrians are broad and include road user behavior, injury epidemiology, public health, transport planning, and walkability. We invite research investigating a range of pedestrian factors, including individual characteristics, mode choices, and environmental variables, with the aims of increasing walking participation, reducing road trauma and promoting sustainability.

Dr. Steve O’Hern
Dr. Amanda Stephens
Mr. Roni Utriainen
Guest Editors

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