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AuthorGhonim, Omar Khaled
AuthorMuley, Deepti
AuthorKharbeche, Mohamed
AuthorMohamed, Yousef
AuthorMadkoor, Ahmed
Available date2021-10-18T10:50:42Z
Publication Date2021
Publication NameQatar University Annual Research an Exhibition 2021 (quarfe)
CitationGhonim O. K., Muley D., Kharbeche M., Mohamed Y., Madkoor A., "Effect of Pedestrian Penalty on Pedestrian Behavior in Qatar", Qatar University Annual Research Forum and Exhibition (QUARFE 2021), Doha, 20 October 2021, https://doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2021.0205
URIhttps://dx.doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2021.0205
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/24491
AbstractCrashes involving pedestrians are a major concern for authorities in many developed and developing countries. To refrain pedestrians from illegal or unsafe road behavior, authorities introduced three pedestrian penalties in the State of Qatar from August 2019. This paper assesses the awareness, perception, and adaptive intentions of the new amendment to the pedestrians' law. A questionnaire survey, designed in three languages, was distributed online using Qatar University contacts and Twitter account of the General Directorate of Traffic at the Ministry of Interior, State of Qatar. A sample of 521 complete responses was obtained and used for statistical analysis. The results indicated that only 32 % of the respondents were aware of the law amendment before taking this survey. Further, the higher score for perception, adaptive intentions and awareness showed that the respondents were aware of the risks and the law amendment will have a positive effect on their behavior on road as pedestrians. The outcomes of the analysis show the efficacy of the law amendment. However, the actual behavior changes need to be studied by analyzing the pedestrian crash data and conducting a before and after study. Moreover, the study of the effects on pedestrians' behavior, through empirical observations, is proposed to get insight into actual behaviors after law amendment as a part of future work on the topic.
Languageen
PublisherQatar University Press
SubjectPedestrian law amendment
Pedestrian fine
Penalties
Awareness
Effectiveness
TitleEffect of Pedestrian Penalty on Pedestrian Behavior in Qatar
TypePoster
dc.accessType Open Access


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