Table 23. Percent of Disabled and Nondisabled Experiencing Problems as a Pedestrian or as a Cyclist for Local Travel
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Table 23. Percent of Disabled and Nondisabled Experiencing Problems as a Pedestrian or as a Cyclist for Local Travel
| Problems | As a pedestrian | As a cyclist | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disabled | Nondisabled | Disabled | Nondisabled | |||||
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Audible/visual/tactile info limited | 3.71 | 1.92 | 2.49 | 0.75 | 1.59 | 0.82 | 0.98 | 0.28 |
| Crosswalk time too short | 11.31 | 2.94 | 6.37 | 1.05 | 1.16 | 0.86 | 1.10 | 0.61 |
| Crosswalks not marked/missing | 11.22 | 2.50 | 11.88 | 1.70 | 7.32 | 6.27 | 5.53 | 1.55 |
| Curb cut/ramp/stair/grade problems | 7.48 | 1.05 | 5.55 | 1.16 | 7.42 | 5.79 | 3.01 | 1.43 |
| Difficult to see/be seen | 3.08 | 1.02 | 1.47 | 0.49 | 3.55 | 2.01 | 3.97 | 1.30 |
| Don't know when it's safe to cross | 10.94 | 2.46 | 7.14 | 1.48 | 3.15 | 1.96 | 2.89 | 1.42 |
| Drainage poor | 3.11 | 2.30 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.89 | 0.64 | |
| Drivers don't stop for me | 16.44 | 2.39 | 18.55 | 1.83 | 11.93 | 4.10 | 12.16 | 1.77 |
| Grates and gaps | 1.08 | 0.48 | 1.80 | 0.66 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 1.29 | 0.74 |
| Insensitive/unaware drivers | 24.34 | 2.85 | 25.09 | 2.32 | 26.87 | 6.93 | 24.36 | 2.62 |
| Insensitive/unaware pedestrians | 1.86 | 0.72 | 4.12 | 1.06 | 1.81 | 1.35 | 3.56 | 1.25 |
| Lighting inadequate | 3.76 | 2.29 | 1.74 | 0.70 | 1.44 | 1.17 | 0.67 | 0.51 |
| Median/island problems | 0.91 | 0.50 | 0.61 | 0.31 | 1.15 | 0.83 | 0.00 | |
| Moving traffic too close to me | 3.73 | 1.02 | 5.40 | 1.02 | 16.74 | 6.08 | 15.07 | 1.83 |
| Obstacles/protusions/low clearance | 5.50 | 1.09 | 5.65 | 1.27 | 5.11 | 3.21 | 5.47 | 1.29 |
| Passing space/width limited | 3.13 | 0.76 | 1.81 | 0.59 | 13.14 | 6.02 | 10.08 | 1.88 |
| Surface problems potholes/cracks | 21.43 | 2.66 | 22.05 | 1.91 | 18.07 | 5.52 | 12.30 | 1.96 |
| Too few/missing sidewalks/paths | 19.05 | 2.99 | 29.90 | 2.30 | 29.81 | 4.92 | 40.41 | 3.34 |
| Other problems | 4.93 | 2.28 | 1.59 | 0.64 | 7.24 | 3.36 | 2.78 | 1.11 |
NOTE: This table contains the weighted percent or weighted mean and the standard error. Cells with a small sample size (
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2002 National Transportation Availability and Use Survey.