The pedestrian crossings were put to the test for the second consecutive year and showed that more crossings had been rated negatively comparing to last year results.
In many European countries pedestrian fatalities have showed an increasing trend in spite of an improving overall road safety figures. This is why the commitment of the EuroTest partners on pedestrian safety was focussed on the assessment of the critical intersections between pedestrians and vehicles.
310 pedestrian crossings in 31 European cities covering different types of crossings have been tested looking at the crossings system, accessibility, daytime and night time visibility. 60% of all tested crossings were rated as "very good" or "good"; on the other hand 53 crossings out of 310 failed the test.
Together with the pedestrian crossings assessment activities, an awareness campaign has been prepared. Following the experience of the "Walk safe" leaflet, created in 2008, an educational video has been conceived and developed. Today the educational video produced in four languages (Italian, English, French and German) has been launched in order to address both, pedestrians and drivers behaviours, in their sharing of the road space among each other.
EuroTests - EuroTest 2009
The pedestrian crossings were put to the test for the second consecutive year and showed that more crossings had been rated negatively comparing to last year results.
