Motivos de uso y no uso de puentes peatonales en la Ciudad de México: la perspectiva de los peatones

Authors:
  • JCJulio Campuzano-Rincón
    Julio Campuzano-Rincón
  • JRJorge M Rodríguez-Hernández
    Jorge M Rodríguez-Hernández
  • LCLuis Chias-Becerril
    Luis Chias-Becerril
  • HRHéctor Reséndiz-López
    Héctor Reséndiz-López
  • HSHarvey Sánchez-Restrepo
    Harvey Sánchez-Restrepo
  • BBBernardo Baranda-Sepúlveda
    Bernardo Baranda-Sepúlveda
  • CFClaudia Franco-Arias
    Claudia Franco-Arias
  • HÉHéctor
    Héctor
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Abstract
To analyze the motives for using and not using pedestrian bridges (PB). A cross-sectional survey was conducted of a sample of pedestrian users and non-users of PB; a logistic regression model was used to analyze the motives for use and non-use. The prevalence of non-use was 50.5 % of 813 surveyed pedestrians; the principal reason to use a PB was safety, and not to use it was "laziness". There were significant differences when analyzing the reason of non-use in the age groups 19 to 36 years, adjusted for education and physical characteristics of the PB ([aOR=1.7; 95 % CI=1.06-2.86] and [ORa.1.9; 95 % CI=1.14-3.33], respectively). The results of this study allow us to identify important aspects to consider--from the perspective of the pedestrians--when constructing new PB and improving existing PB to increase use in areas with a high risk of pedestrian injuries.