Virtual Reality Experiment on Pedestrian Crossing Behaviors At Signalized Intersections

Abstract:

A pedestrian crossing behavior virtual reality system (PCBVRS) was developed on the basis of the micro traffic simulation Software VISSIM and VR technology.29 typical travelers from Zhongyuan Community and Tongji University were recruited and 230 crossing samples were obtained with PCBVRS in Shanghai.Reliability and validity theory in experimental science was adopted to comparatively analyze the data obtained respectively from field survey and PCBVRS experiment,which proved that PCBVRS could effectively catch pedestrian’s crossing behavior.The characteristics of VR system,such as immersion,interaction and reality was satisfied by PCBVRS,and apart from that,PCBVRS was of the virtue of low building cost,high portability,which,therefore,can acted as a training tool to promote safety awareness during pedestrian crossing after a further improvement.