As part of the project, an experimental system for detecting and tracking vehicles and pedestrians at pedestrian crossings was installed. The technology for detecting, identifying, and tracking objects was provided by Neurosoft. Data on the behavior of vehicles and pedestrians were collected over several weeks of observation. A technique was developed for identifying conflicts – dangerous events at crossings where the trajectories of vehicles and pedestrians intersected. Based on the statistics of conflict occurrences, a method for assessing the safety level at a given crossing was proposed.

There are significantly more dangerous events than accidents. For this reason, safety assessments can be made based on several months rather than several years of observations. This method allows for an objective evaluation of the effectiveness of solutions aimed at improving pedestrian safety at road crossings.

The project was carried out in collaboration with the Institute of Civil Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology and the Motor Transport Institute in Warsaw.

More information can be found at: https://obserwatoriumbrd.pl/projektybadawcze/mobis/