Pedestrians' Perception of Pedestrian Bridges-A Qualitative Study in Dar es Salaam.

ABSTRACT: About 30 percent of all road traffic deaths in Tanzania involve pedestrians. As one of the strategies to protect them, pedestrian overhead bridges have been constructed across busy roads, and plans to build more bridges are in place. It has, however, been shown that such pedestrian bridges do not necessarily discourage street-level road crossing, even when pedestrians must cross multiple lanes with heavy traffic. This paper explores the perceptions of pedestrians when crossing urban roads emphasizing pedestrian bridge users. Nineteen semi-structured interviews were conducted in situ around six pedestrian bridges in Dar es Salaam. All interviews were conducted in Swahili, recorded using digital devices, transcribed verbatim then translated into English. Content analysis was employed using q

SUBMITTER: Katopola D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8835090 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature