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Improvement of Road Safety at a Pedestrian Crossing in GermanyDaniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Improvement of Road Safety at a Pedestrian Crossing in Germany
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Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Improvement of Road Safety at a Pedestrian Crossing in Germany
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Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Contents
Deficits Campaign Achievements Future Prospects
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Location
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Location
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Deficits
resulting from poor location: • situated on an arterial highway (State Road L2161) into the city & feeder to the motorway • enclosed by two T-junctions • location resembles an area outside the city, located between built-up and non-built-up area • hidden behind a crest
resulting from the poor equipment: • existing signs obscured by foliage • lack and inadequacy of traffic signs • high speeds • insufficient lighting • not disabled accessible
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Deficits
Many school children (approx. 150 pedestrians at peak traffic-flow times) have to cross the road regularly.
Normal children’s behaviour - the awareness of hazards is non-existent. There is no ›traffic-conscious child‹.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Deficits
Heavy and diverse traffic - an ADT of more than 8,000 motor vehicles per 24 hours with a heavy-vehicle traffic of approx. 10 %.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Deficits
We are situated on the main road, less than 100m before the crossing, but the crossing is not detectable because of the crest in the road. In spite of everything there is no danger sign.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Deficits
The foliage reached as far as the road area.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Deficits
A near accident - but no speed limit. We must act preventively in order to avoid an accident!
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Deficits
High curbs (partly with a height of 15 cm), so that ...
... wheelchair-users could not use the pedestrian crossing.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Deficits
The area of the crossing was only dimly lit.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Campaign
• several meetings with the police and the municipality (the Road Traffic Authority, the Building-, Open Space- and Environmental Office, the Civil Engineering Office, the Urban Development Office, the Office for Community Safety and Order, the Work Yard) • recommendation of the Thuringian Minister of Construction, Land Development and Transport • support from stakeholders (e.g. local residents, parents of the schoolchildren, Disabled Committee, ACE) • launching a citizens’ initiative • contacts to representatives (e.g. District Mayor, Mayor of Finance, Order and Construction) • involvement of the media (press, radio stations, television stations) • design of flyers and roll-up posters • donations & sponsorships from the private sector ( e.g. Weimarer Wohnstätte, JENOPTIK AG)
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Campaign
Presentation at the University (under presidency of Professor Brannolte) before the municipal road authorities and the press.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Campaign
Parents Council meeting at the Parkschule primary school.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Campaign
Open council meeting ... ... with the petition of the citizens‘ initiative.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Campaign
At a parliamentary party meeting.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Campaign
Meeting of the European Initiative of Thuringia with a panel discussion on the subject of “Youth moves Europe” with the Minister of European Affairs and Director of the State Chancellery, Dr. Schöning, at the MDR broadcasting studios.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Campaign
My poster roll-ups with which I present the project as part of the R2R campaign.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Campaign
Interviews at radio stations ... ... e.g. at MDR-JUMP (reaches over one million listeners per day).
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Campaign
Producing a film with a television station about deficits at pedestrian crossings.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
1. cutting back of foliage
2. setting up of danger signs
3. application of pictograms to the street
4. improvement of street lighting
5. 30 km/h speed limit
6. disabled-accessible infrastructure
7. installation of mobile speed indicator
8. more frequent radar controls
Achievements
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Achievements
Foliage has been cut back.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Achievements
Danger sign 134 (›Attention pedestrian crossing!‹) has been installed with a gibbet.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Achievements
Pictograms (›Attention children!‹) have been applied in both directions to the main road.
They are used only sparingly. But when they are, then the driver must reckon with a very special danger situation!
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Achievements
The street lamp has been given
1) a 1.5-meter-long angled pole arm
2) a 150 Watt instead of the normal 100 Watt bulb
3) a longer running time.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Achievements
The mandatory sign 274-53 (30 km per hour speed limit) and the danger sign 133 (›Attention pedestrians!‹) have been installed – leading out of the city ...
... and leading into the city.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Achievements
Handicapped-accessible infrastructure is being implemented. Curbs with an optimum height of 3 cm.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Achievements
Enforcement of the speed limit - via a speed indicator ... ... and from time to time supplemented with a speed camera.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Future Prospects
The installation of two overhead traffic signs fails due to the under-ground construction area.
Daniel Wanzek | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | daniel.wanzek@uni-weimar.de
Thank you very much …
… for the ›Roads to Respect‹ campaign!