The Modelling of Pedestrian Vehicle Interaction for Post-Exiting Behaviour

Peter Lawrence; Veronica Pellacini; Edwin Galea

doi:10.17815/CD.2020.60

Authors

Peter Lawrence Fire Safety Engineering Group, University Of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, London, United Kingdom
Veronica Pellacini Fire Safety Engineering Group, University Of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, London, United Kingdom
Edwin Galea Fire Safety Engineering Group, University Of Greenwich, Old Royal Naval College, London, United Kingdom

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17815/CD.2020.60

Keywords:

pedestrian, vehicle, post-exiting behaviour, road crossing, time pressure

Abstract

During a major evacuation of high capacity buildings, such as a tower block or transportation hub, the emergency services will need to consider the safety of the people within the vicinity of the emergency. However, in general, when assessing the safety of a building for evacuation only the behaviour within the building is considered. One method of assessing this is to utilise a computer based simulation tool. This research outlines a number of developments required to simulate the impact of traffic on the evacuation process in an urban environment in relation to post-exiting behaviour. It uses a unique data set and model capabilities for representing pedestrian-vehicle interaction post-evacuation, which also considers the impact of time pressures on decision making. In addition, a number of software developments and pedestrian behaviours are identified for bridging the behavioural gaps when interfacing an emergency pedestrian model with a traffic simulation.

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