CENTER FOR SAFE MOBILITY
  • CENTER FOR SAFE MOBILITY
  • RESEARCH
    • SAFETY
    • PRESS
  • CONNECT
    • TEAM
    • PARTNERS
  • PhillyDaylighting

CENTER FOR
SAFE MOBILITY

at the University of Pennsylvnaia Weitzman School of Design

NEW WAYS TO MEASURE SAFETY

Streets are designed for vehicle efficiency. Engineers reference vehicle-based codes, use detailed models to optimize traffic flow, and conduct driving simulator evaluations before implementing design. A constraint, rather than a design variable, is pedestrian and cyclist safety, as street designers currently lack the ability to quantify and test safety prior to construction. Collecting this missing data is at best challenging and expensive, and at worst, unsafe.

​The Center for Safe Mobility fills this gap by using eye tracking technology to collect and study the user-based perspective.  Our research informs new  metrics for defining and understanding safety, and will transform how street designers understand, measure, and implement safety interventions. 
MEET THE TEAM
LEARN MORE
GET INVOLVED
Photo credit © 2017 Thomas Orgren.
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • CENTER FOR SAFE MOBILITY
  • RESEARCH
    • SAFETY
    • PRESS
  • CONNECT
    • TEAM
    • PARTNERS
  • PhillyDaylighting