PROPOSIÇÃO DE UM MÉTODO PARA AVALIAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE DE FAIXAS DE PEDESTRES

Abstract

Traffic signs are important tools in ensuring road safety and the operation of transportation systems. They help users to understand traffic and adopt appropriate behaviours to ensure safety and fluidity of traffic. Considering the relevance of signals and the need for them to be efficient and have quality for their full operation, this article proposes a method for evaluating the quality of pedestrian crosswalks. With the use of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and anonymous questionnaires of public research, a general equation was obtained that can be used in the evaluation of different crosswalks. Furthermore, the article presents the results of its application in a case study at the Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos campus, with an average score of the 42 crosswalks analysed equal to 3.86, on a scale of 0.00 to 5.00. It should be noted, however, that the worst-rated pedestrian crosswalks were further away from areas with the highest demand, while more critical points, with a higher volume of pedestrians, had better-quality crosswalks.