Crossing facility

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Antique sidewalk with crossing aid in Pompeii
Jump island in a zebra crossing
Crossing facility with jumping island without zebra crossing
Combined crossing system for bicycles and pedestrians at a roundabout ( Bad Krozingen , August 2018)

Under crossing system , even crossing aid , road crossing or jump island all measures which, in the Überquerbarkeit of roadways for pedestrians improved by the pedestrian can faster, more comfortable and safer crossing.

activities

The following measures are available:

Structural measures

  • Change in the width of the lane by narrowing, reducing the number of lanes or narrowing the lane on one or both sides in the area of ​​the crossing points
  • Preferring the side rooms
  • Traffic island (e.g. median or central islands)
  • Partial pavement on the route, plateau pavement, lowering of the curb or partial pavement in the driveways of connection junctions or the entire junction area
  • Sidewalk crossing at junction
  • not removed crossings at junctions
  • Hard shoulder in front of parking lots next to the road
  • Measures (but certainly also wheel car,) spatially separate the pedestrians from vehicular traffic, such as over - and underpasses

Operational measures

Additional measures

  • Reduction of the permitted speed, readiness to brake; Speed ​​monitoring
  • Increasing attention in front of and in the area of ​​the crossing system, e.g. B. by yellow flashing lights, traffic signs , markings and / or by appropriate design

The road traffic regulations require an adjustment of the speed and increased vigilance even without marking - from pedestrians as well as vehicle drivers.

See also

literature

  • Wendelin Mühr: Design of pedestrian crossings and their specific planning requirements. In: Road traffic technology series. Issue No. 5, Bonn 2009.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wendelin Mühr: Handbook of Barrier Free in Traffic Areas - LEITdetails for planning and construction. ISBN 978-3-00-029223-1 .