Factors Influencing the Use of Pedestrian Bridges in North of Iran
| Autor: | Zahra Mohtasham Amiri, Iraj Barge-Gol, Leila Kouchakinejad‑Eramsadati, Payam Abedian, Helya Jafari-Shakib |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 27-32 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2322-2522 2322-3960 |
| DOI: | 10.30476/beat.2022.92068.1297 |
| Popis: | Objective: To find out factors that influence the use/non-use of pedestrian bridges in Northern Iran. Methods: In this observational study, 4 pedestrian bridges at four different places in Rasht, North of Iran was studied. In addition to demographic data, pedestrians were interviewed for reasons of use/not use the pedestrian bridge. The data analyzed with SPSS software version 18 by non-parametric tests such as Chi Square. Results: From all 499 participants, more than one-third of pedestrians had not used pedestrian bridges. The most reasons for bridges use among respondents were feeling of safety and security (79.2%) and obey the rules (53.6%). The reasons for the non-use of bridges were time saving (63.7%), laziness (48.7%) and inappropriate of the bridge (34.2%). There were no significant differences in age, sex, education level, and road accidents’ history with use of bridge but there was a significant difference between the bridge usage with having a driver’s license, rash-hour time, and the presence of a mechanical elevator (p |
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