Abstract

SILVA, Márcia; ARAUJO, Emília  and  RIBEIRO, Rita. Contributions for understanding mobility: An analysis of pedestrian crossings. Forum Sociológico [online]. 2020, n.36, pp.37-45.  Epub Aug 02, 2021. ISSN 0872-8380.  https://doi.org/10.4000/sociologico.9111.

There are several types of pedestrian crossings that are accompanied by different assumptions about the behaviour of pedestrians. This article considers contributions from various scientific areas about the types and uses of pedestrian crossings. It also considers the results of a study carried out on a pedestrian crossing without light signals located in the city of Braga. The study, which aimed to characterize how pedestrians and car drivers use the crossing, serves as empirical support for the theoretical construction of a problematic on the subject. It was carried out during 2019, using a questionnaire survey and direct observation. In an exploratory way, the article allows to identify some of the main sociological questions for the understanding and intervention in the spheres of road safety in cities and which imply the planning and the typology of pedestrian crossings, as well as the reinforcement the interdisciplinary work on the topic.

Keywords : pedestrian crossings; mobility; safety; automobile.

        · abstract in Portuguese     · text in Portuguese     · Portuguese ( pdf )