Study of Pedestrian Crossings by Undocumented Aliens of Interstate 5 and 805 inSan Diego County near the International Border

摘要

The purpose of the project was to identify ways to reduce incidents ofpedestrians crossing California freeways in San Diego at and near the United States/Mexico International Border. The pedestrians who are most at risk are undocumented persons, and their efforts to cross the freeways have resulted in injuries and fatalities. Many of those who evade the Border Patrol at the border, find a second barrier at the San Clemente checkpoint on I-5. The study analyzed the problem from the pedestrians' and motorists' perspectives. The opinions and operations of community groups and public agencies were examined. The information was used to identify informational, educational, engineering and technological solutions. These solutions were used to create a questionnaire to assess public opinion on the proposed solutions. The data generated were submitted to a planning conference. The planning conference attendees reached a series of consensus decisions on how to best protect both the motorist and the pedestrian.