Citation

Smith JL. Accid. Reconstr. J. 2000; 11(1): 22.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Accident Reconstruction Journal)

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Abstract

The Lawrenceville, Georgia Police Department conducted a series of measurements of pedestrian velocities in order to understand how age, gender, weight and physical condition effect the speed that a pedestrian travels. This speed can be an important consideration in the time/distance analysis used when constructing an accident. Pedestrians were asked to complete walking trials of the following walking speeds - casual walk, quick walk, and trot as if crossing a busy street - on flat asphalt and across a distance of twenty feet. Times to complete the walk were recorded and compiled.