Editing Pedestrian crossing (section)

==Safety==
The safety of unsignalled pedestrian or zebra crossings is somewhat contested in traffic engineering circles.

Research undertaken in New Zealand showed that a zebra crossing without other safety features on average ''increases'' pedestrian crashes by 28% compared to a location without crossings. However, if combined with (placed on top of) a [[speed table]], zebra crossings were found to reduce pedestrian crashes by 80%.<ref name=LANDTRANSPORT>{{cite book |title=Pedestrian planning and design guide |publisher=Land Transport New Zealand / [[NZ Transport Agency]] |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-478-30945-4}}</ref>

A five-year U.S. study of 1,000 marked crosswalks and 1,000 unmarked comparison sites found that on most roads, the difference in safety performance of marked and unmarked crossings is not statistically significant, unless additional safety features are used. On multilane roads carrying over 12,000 vehicles per day, a marked crosswalk is likely to have worse safety performance than an otherwise similar unmarked location, unless safety features such as raised median refuges or pedestrian beacons are also installed.<ref name="Zegeer" /> On multilane roads carrying over 15,000 vehicles per day, a marked crosswalk is likely to have worse safety performance than an unmarked location, even if raised median refuges are provided. The marking pattern had no significant effect on safety. This study only included locations where vehicle traffic was not controlled by a signal or stop sign.<ref name=Zegeer>{{cite book |last=Zegeer |first=Charles |title=Safety Effects of Marked vs. Unmarked Crosswalks at Uncontrolled Locations:Executive Summary and Recommended Guidelines |publisher=Federal Highway Administration |year=2002 |url=http://www.walkinginfo.org/training/collateral/resources/Effects_Un_MarkedCrosswalks_Summary.pdf |access-date=22 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117081801/http://www.walkinginfo.org/training/collateral/resources/Effects_Un_MarkedCrosswalks_Summary.pdf |archive-date=17 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Traffic accidents are reduced when [[intersection daylighting|intersections are daylighted]], i.e. visibility increased such as by removing adjacent parked cars.