The tolerable waiting time: A generalized Pareto distribution model with empirical investigation

In China, it is more common for pedestrians than vehicles to disobey traffic signals, resulting in a high risk of pedestrian-vehicle accidents. Pedestrian waiting time are the most critical indicator of the tendency to violate traffic signals. A statistical analysis based on 4027 field-collected samples showed that the length of time that pedestrians are prepared to wait depends on the type of pedestrian traffic signal. Compared to a...