NCHRP 17-97: Strategies to Improve Pedestrian Safety at Night

Dr. Sanders is a co-PI and the Research Director on this project to improve pedestrian safety at night. This research will use a mixed-methods approach including national and local crash analyses, pedestrian focus groups, and driver simulation to accomplish the following: (1) Elucidate the root causes of pedestrian crash risk at night; (2) Identify and evaluate the effectiveness of existing and emerging strategies for improving pedestrian nighttime safety; (3) Propose effective, economically viable strategies to mitigate nighttime pedestrian crashes; and (4) Develop guidance for implementing the proposed strategies.

Partners include Toole Design, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Dr. Robert Schneider), Equitable Cities LLC (Charles Brown), Texas A & M University (Dr. Tara Goddard), University of New Mexico (Dr. Nick Ferenchak), and Frank Proulx Consulting.