Pedestrians guardrails

Pedestrian restraint systems (pedestrian guardrail) are regularly used to prevent pedestrians crossing roads at unsafe locations. There is a tendency to remove such systems from certain roads as part of a general reduction in street clutter. 

TRL Report 510 Accidents at junctions on one-way urban roads, 2001 For all junction types, there was no evidence that the presence of pedestrian guardrail was associated with fewer pedestrian accidents. 

More research into the effects of removing pedestrian guardrail. 3.7 Road works... 

The main road safety risks related to pedestrian guardrail were ... 

Too much pedestrian guardrail can lead to pedestrians walking in... 

Pedestrian guardrail is needed where pedestrians may not expect filtering traffic, to encourage pedestrians to cross within the studs and to guide blind and partially sighted pedestrians. 

Figure 5.20 Long lengths of pedestrian guardrail can be assessed for removal...

This guidance replaces the previous risk assessment methodology (the Guardrail Risk Assessment Form) used by TfL when assessing pedestrian guardrail. 

The document states that a Road Safety Audit of the pedestrian guardrail should be undertaken with the assumption that all of it is to be removed. 

As part of the proposals, aU traffic signal equipment and other street furniture (e.g. pedestrian guardrail and bollards) was removed, and an open priority system introduced with an informal roundabout gyratory system at the Chester Road junction. 

Outside the space, use guardrails or covers to guard openings into the space, and institute measures to control pedestrian vehicle traffic (follow 1926 subparts M and G). 

Collisions may involve single vehicles meeting barriers such as guardrails, trees, overpasses, and walls. They may occur between multiple passenger or commercial vehicles. Vehicles may also collide with pedestrians, animals, and other vehicles such as motorcycles, bicycles, golf carts, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, construction equipment, hirm equipment, and coupled trailers. 

Suitable guardrails and barriers should be erected at entrances and exits from buildings and at blind corners at the end of racking in warehouses. Particular care must be taken in areas where lorries are being loaded or unloaded. It is important that separate doorways are provided for pedestrians and vehicles and all such doorways should be provided with a vision panel and an indication of the safe clearance height, if used by vehicles. Finally, the enforcement of a sensible speed limit, coupled where practicable, with speed governing devices, is another effective control measure. 

MD Pavement/skid analysis Drainage Sight distance Guardrail/rumble strips Pedestrian/bike accommodations... 

HI Yes Pedestrians are considered in 3R projects as ADA improvements and guardrail placement is designed to accommodate a useable path. No ... 

Are barriers, i.e., guardrails or fences, placed around excavations near pedestrian or vehicle thoroughfares ... 

Short sections of guardrailing will normally be required in order to discourage pedestrians from crossing in the shadow of the crossing, often a cause of accidents. 

Figure 10.6 This guardrail blocks the pedestrian desire line...

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