Signalling security: An observational and game theory approach to inter-pedestrian psychology

• Published in: Transportation research. Part F, Traffic psychology and behaviour Vol. 86; pp. 238 - 251
• Main Authors: Wu, Yifei, Li, Hansong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2022; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Anxiety; Communication; Game theory; Mental health; Mental health care; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrians; Psychology; Public policy; Public safety; Safety management; Signaling; Signalling; Pedestrians; Anxiety; Signalling; Public safety; Game theory; Communication

•Pedestrians experience mutualised anxiety, especially at night and in narrow public spaces, due to information asymmetry.•Pedestrians struggle to communicate distancing preferences, reveal their inclinations, and forecast alternative behaviours.•Game theory reveals Perfect Bayesian equilibria, but...