POLLACK PERIODICA An International Journal for Engineering and Information Sciences DOI: 10.1556/Pollack.8.2013.2.8 Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 67–76 (2013) www.akademiai.com HU ISSN 1788–1994 © 2013 Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest ANALYSES OF PEDESTRIAN CHARACTERISTICS AT ZEBRA CROSSINGS ON ONE WAY ROADS Zsuzsanna KOVÁCS IGAZVÖLGYI Department of Highway and Railway Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3 H-1111, Budapest, Hungary, e-mail: igazvolgyi@uvt.bme.hu Received 7 January 2013; accepted 20 March 2013 Abstract: Pedestrians are vulnerable transport participants, and their movement analysis is always an up-to-date issue. The paper tries to present the zebra crossing without traffic lights (in the following un-signalized) on one-way one-lane roads. The video opened up new dimension to evaluate some parameters (gap time, speed distribution). The measured and the estimated parameters were used in the simulations. With help of the simulation the paper aims are to analyze the influence of pedestrians and cars on crossing movements. The paper describes that the relationship between delay, volume and pedestrian volume could justify the establishment of the signalized control. Keywords: Pedestrian, Un-signalized pedestrian crossing, One way flow, Waiting time, Volume, Speed of the vehicle, Delay, Simulation 1. Pedestrian characteristics at zebra crossings The paper presents the results and international experience about un-signalized pedestrian crossings and the results of the simulations. The theme is up to date, because pedestrians are vulnerable transport participants. In modern times all transport users are in a hurry and constantly speak on mobile phones. A study from Australia analyzed ‘The effects of mobile phone use on pedestrian crossing behavior at signalized and un- signalized intersections’ [1]. Talking on a mobile was associated with slower crossing speeds for females at signalized crossings, and for males at un-signalized crossings. This activity distracts the attention too. There is a general problem that the vehicle