ABSTRACT
According to the World Health Organization, traffic accidents may cost a country between 1 and 3 percent annually of Gross national product. In low and middle-income countries (LMICs), vulnerable road users are dominant in urban areas with the least physically protected group; pedestrian constituting the highest share in traffic fatalities. These concerning road safety figures require immediate actions to be taken. The majority of available methodologies for assessing pedestrian safety conceptualize in developed countries where traffic characteristics and pedestrian behavior could be different from LMICs. Accordingly, there is a need to propose, test and apply a new modelling approach for pedestrian safety applicable in LMICs urban roads. This paper cover the first research activity to address this objective by conducting a theoretical review of available models to assess road safety and explore what effecting variables are correlated with pedestrian perceptions of safety in urban areas and determine applicability in developing countries.
