Research Article

Pedestrians Crossing and Walking Speeds Analysis in Urban Areas under the Influence of Rain and Personality Characteristics

Table 12

Comparison of pedestrian moving speed with and without an umbrella in rainy weather for different gender groups.

Facility typeGenderUmbrella’s availability value, T valueResults of t-test with the confidence level of 95%

Signalized intersections crosswalksMaleWith an umbrella = 0.114The difference is not significant.
Without an umbrellaT = 0.276
FemaleWith an umbrella = 0.001The difference is significant.
Without an umbrellaT = 0.452

Midblock crosswalksMaleWith an umbrella = 0.138The difference is not significant.
Without an umbrellaT = 0.619
FemaleWith an umbrellaP = 0.191The difference is not significant.
Without an umbrellaT = 0.534

SidewalksMaleWith an umbrella = 0.261The difference is not significant.
Without an umbrellaT = 0.437
FemaleWith an umbrella = 0.773The difference is not significant.
Without an umbrellaT = 0.467

Pedestrian streetMaleWith an umbrella = 0.555The difference is not significant.
Without an umbrellaT = 0.453
FemaleWith an umbrella = 0.193The difference is not significant.
Without an umbrellaT = 0.301