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Article On Importance and Effectiveness of Footbridge
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Added on 2020-04-01
Article On Importance and Effectiveness of Footbridge
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Running head: PEDESTRIANS CROSSING BRIDGEPedestrians crossing bridgeName of the studentName of the universityAuthor note
1PEDESTRIANS CROSSING BRIDGEReference 1: Cantilo, Arellana and Rolong (2015)This article analyzes the importance and effectiveness of footbridge compared to thezebra crossing. According to this article, the having the footbridge will ensure more safety forthe pedestrian than having the zebra crossing. In addition, it is also been stated that, footbridgewill be more effective compared to the zebra crossing and other mode of enabling the pedestrianto use the roadways. This is due to the reason that, footbridge is being constructed only for thecrossing of the bridge and it does not hamper the movement of the vehicles in the road. Vehiclesand pedestrians can have the effective movement simultaneously in the road in the case offootbridge. However, in the case of zebra crossing, movement of either pedestrian or vehicleshave to be restricted in order to enable the movement of other one. In the case of the Banyopedestrian footbridge project, it is being initiated to improve customer safety and cross-corridoraccess. Moreover, ethics and standard is being associated with this project. This is due to thereason that, ethics should be maintained in construction of the footbridge. Otherwise, theaccidents will cause huge number of fatalities and casualties.The conclusion being initiated by the author in this article is based on the discrete choicemodel, which incorporates latent variables. The survey is being done in Bogota, Colombia. Thisarticle concludes that the decision of making the choice of pedestrian movement tools is beingdetermined by the socioeconomic behaviors. This is due to the reason that, different society ishaving different set of thinking and choice and preferences are being different in several regions. Reference 2: Schwebel et al. (2012)This article states the key advantages of pedestrians crossing bridge rather than usingother mode to have the movement in the road. This is due to the reason that, according to this
2PEDESTRIANS CROSSING BRIDGEarticle, in the recent time, a major portion of road accidents related to the pedestrian occurs dueto the distraction being caused by the use of mobile phones and other multimedia devices. It isbeen seen in the recent times that, pedestrians using headphones and talking in mobile are gettingdistracted and causing accidents in the road. Thus, initiation of footbridge will help to reduce therate of these accidents. Pedestrians will have a separate walkway for them in the form offootbridge. Thus, distraction of them due to the use of multimedia devices will not make themvulnerable to accidents. In the case of this project of Banyo, the footbridge is being initiated tosecure the customer safety in crossing the railroad with having headphones in the ear. Thus,approach of ethics is more prominent here in this case. This article is being based on the findings being gathered from the survey that is beingconducted on 138 students. They are divided in four groups based on their usage of multimediadevices during the crossing of road. It is been seen that, the students getting distracted by musicand texting are causing more casualties. Thus, this articles concludes that initiation of footbridgewill help to reduce the rate of casualties for the pedestrians in crossing the road being distracted. Reference 3: Zuo, Hua and Van Landuyt (2012)Compared to the previous articles, this article discussed about the shortcomings orlimitations of having the footbridge. According to this article, initiation of footbridge in theroadways will have several limitations also. One of the key limitations being identified in thisarticle is the generation of vibration in the footbridge from the external factors. This article statedthat, external factors such as the movement of heavy vehicles in the road would cause heavyvibration in the footbridge. Thus, it will eventually lead to the risk for the pedestrians. Inaddition, it is also being stated that, design of the footbridge also determine its effectiveness.
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