Fany Pesahov

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology | technion · Transportation Research Institute

The strategy of sustainable road safety aims to match the road design characteristics to the target travel speeds, on every road type. This study examined the speed perception by drivers on collector urban roads in Israel, as reflected in their actual travel speeds and in the "appropriate" speeds reported by drivers. First, field surveys were condu...

Signalized intersections appear among urban locations with a high frequency of pedestrian injury. Due to the need to move large traffic volumes, a shared vehicle-pedestrian green phase is generally applied for turning vehicles and crossing pedestrians at intersections on busy urban roads. The shared green relies on a driver's ability to yield to cr...

This study explored the impacts of pedestrian-crossing configurations and other design features, on accident occurrences at signalized junctions situated on central public-transport-routes (PTR) of urban arterials. Statistical tests and step-wise regression models were applied to identify factors affecting accidents and to examine accident numbers...

Studies worldwide indicate that an active lifestyle, including mobility, is essential for the quality of life of the elderly. Given the decline in elderly people's ability to serve as vehicle drivers and their physical limitations for long walks or cycling, the possibilities of using alternative transport means, e.g. mobility scooters (MS), are con...

In this study, raised pedestrian crosswalks were installed at non-signalized mid-block crosswalks situated on urban arterial and collector roads. A raised crosswalk is built by installing a trapezoidal speed hump on the crosswalk area, building a preceding circular speed hump, in each travel direction, and adding traffic signs. A controlled field-s...

Recognizing the decline in the ability of older people to serve as vehicle drivers and their physical limitations for long walks, mobility scooters are considered as an alternative mobility means for older people. An increasing popularity of scooters is recently being observed in Israel, raising safety concerns. This study explored the characterist...

Road design characteristics should deliver a clear message to drivers on the appropriate speeds. This approach is known in the literature as “self-explaining roads” (SER). In Israel, new guidelines for setting speeds on the road network were introduced aiming at a balance between the target and actual travel speeds on various road types and, thus,...

Older people are involved in 23% of all pedestrian accidents in Israeli towns (in 2006-2010). The severity of elderly pedestrian injury is higher compared to general pedestrian injury: 6% fatal + 25% serious accidents versus 3% + 19%, respectively. The majority of elderly pedestrian accidents occurred during the day - mostly between 8 AM and 1 PM,...

Bicycle use has doubled over the last decade in Israel, raising the possibility of increased injury among cyclists in the near future. The Ministry of Transport published guidelines for planning bicycle traffic in the cities (Guidelines, 2009). Some cities encourage the use of bicycles for transportation, by developing paths and trails for biking....

Road design characteristics should deliver a clear message to drivers on the appropriate speeds. This approach is known in the literature as "self-explaining roads" (SER). In Israel, new guidelines for setting speeds on the road network were introduced aiming at a balance between the target and actual travel speeds on various road types and, thus,...

Studies worldwide indicate that an active lifestyle, including mobility, is essential for the quality of life of the elderly. Given the decline in elderly people's ability to serve as vehicle drivers and their physical limitations for long walks or cycling, the possibilities of using alternative transport means, e.g. mobility scooters (MS), are con...

International research shows that the elderly are more vulnerable to road trauma than younger age groups, due to deterioration in their physical and mental abilities. However, an active lifestyle, including mobility options, is essential for the quality of life of the elderly, improving their health and longevity. Admitting the decline in the abili...

Objective This study examined the safety efficiency of infrastructure improvements applied on the non-urban roads in Israel. The improvements considered were implemented by the National Transport Infrastructure Company in the framework of a black-spots’ treatment project, over the years 2007–2009. Methods In the study, information on about two hund...

The high share of pedestrian fatalities in Israel provided the impetus for this study which looked for infrastructure solutions to improve pedestrian safety. First, a detailed analysis of pedestrian accidents in 2006-2007, with an emphasis on the infrastructure characteristics involved, was performed; it found that 75% of the fatalities and 95% of...