Currently　RFID　technology　is　typically　applied　to　toll　the　electronic　toll　collection;　there　are　no　precedents　to　apply　frequency　identification　technology　to　speed　collection.　Pedestrian　is　the　largest　traffic　group　in　China,　but　the　current　domestic　technology　for　pedestrians＇　speed　collecting　is　also　a　considerable　lack.　RFID-based　Pedestrian　speed　collection　with　a　reader,　locators　and　tags　will　be　a　good　technical　reserve.　With　more　data　and　more　accurate　pedestrian　speed,　traffic　managers　can　be　provided　a　good　reference.　In　this　study,　RFID　is　used　to　capture　pedestrian　speed,　first,　we　selected　the　device　parameters,　measured　the　experiment　distance;　and　then　measured　the　travel　time　of　pedestrians,　while　using　two　different　methods　to　collect　travel　time,　one　is　the　stopwatch　collecting　as　the　true　value　of　travel　time,　the　other　one　is　the　RFID　collecting;　then,　by　comparing　the　RFID　collection　data　with　the　true　values　we　obtained　that　the　speed　error　rate　is　8.11%,　and　thus　determined　the　feasibility　of　RFID　collection　method;　Finally,　we　think　about　whether　RFID　technology　can　be　used　in　real-time　acquisition　of　speed　in　the　actual　intersections,　and　how　this　method　is　extended　to　non-motor　vehicles　and　motor　vehicle　speed　acquisition.　©　2011　IEEE.