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From page 115... ... 115 This chapter describes treatments aimed at providing pedestrians with information to reduce traveler stress and uncertainty, as well as treatments aimed at improving the physical convenience of crossing a street: C H A P T E R 8 Treatments Offering Added Information and Convenience Primary Function Section Treatment Name Information 8.1 Pedestrian Countdown 8.2 Call Indicators Convenience and information 8.3 Independently Mounted Pushbuttons 8.4 Accessible Signals without Pushbutton Actuation Pedestrian Countdown (Section 8.1) Read the entire page →
From page 116... ... 116 Traffic Signal Control Strategies for Pedestrians and Bicyclists 8.1 Pedestrian Countdown 8.1.1 Basic Description 8.1.1.1 Alternative Names None. 8.1.1.2 Description and Objective Pedestrian countdowns display the number of seconds remaining until the end of the Flashing Don't Walk (FDW) Read the entire page →
From page 117... ... Treatments Offering Added Information and Convenience 117 32% reduction in crashes, with consistent results by age and severity except for a particularly large decrease in crashes involving pedestrians age 65 and older (Kwigizile et al., 2016) Read the entire page →
From page 118... ... 118 Trafc Signal Control Strategies for Pedestrians and Bicyclists 8.1.4 Implementation Support 8.1.4.1 Equipment Needs and Features is treatment requires pedestrian signal heads with countdowns. e countdown should be displayed simultaneously with the ashing upraised hand (symbolizing Don't Walk) Read the entire page →
From page 119... ... Treatments Offering Added Information and Convenience 119 omas, L., irsk, N J., & Zegeer, C Read the entire page →
From page 120... ... 120 Trafc Signal Control Strategies for Pedestrians and Bicyclists the same does not happen in another period of the day. Another example is when a pedestrian phase is on recall, but a pushbutton is present as part of an accessible pedestrian signal (APS) Read the entire page →
From page 121... ... Treatments Offering Added Information and Convenience 121 Call indicators for bicycles are unknown in the U.S. outside of Portland, OR. Read the entire page →
From page 122... ... 122 Trafc Signal Control Strategies for Pedestrians and Bicyclists than needed for pedestrians to clear. Van Houten et al. Read the entire page →
From page 123... ... Treatments Offering Added Information and Convenience 123 8.2.4 Implementation Support 8.2.4.1 Equipment Needs and Features Call indicators are usually part of a pushbutton assembly. The only known exception is Portland's blue-light bicycle call indicators. Read the entire page →
From page 124... ... 124 Trafc Signal Control Strategies for Pedestrians and Bicyclists 8.2.4.4 Geometric Elements Not applicable for this treatment. Bibliography Alviani, C Read the entire page →
From page 125... ... Treatments Offering Added Information and Convenience 125 equipment. The purpose is to locate pushbuttons for user convenience, to keep push buttons far enough apart that users at a corner can tell which button should be pressed to cross which leg, and to help visually impaired pedestrians better associate audible signals with the correct crosswalk. Read the entire page →
From page 126... ... 126 Trafc Signal Control Strategies for Pedestrians and Bicyclists 8.3.3 Considerations 8.3.3.1 Accessibility Considerations Independently mounted pushbuttons can increase accessibility in several ways. ey can reduce the distance from pushbutton to curb ramp, shortening the eective crossing distance for those who wait by the pushbutton for an audible or vibrotactile signal. Read the entire page →
From page 127... ... Treatments Offering Added Information and Convenience 127 8.3.3.4 Other Considerations Not applicable for this treatment. 8.3.4 Implementation Support 8.3.4.1 Equipment Needs and Features Pedestrian pushbuttons can be placed on short "stub" poles. Read the entire page →
From page 128... ... 128 Traffic Signal Control Strategies for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Bibliography Florida Department of Transportation. Read the entire page →
From page 129... ... Treatments Offering Added Information and Convenience 129 provided whenever the Walk signal is displayed. e pushbutton locator tone helps pedestrians who are visually impaired nd the crosswalk and proper starting location and use the other features of the pushbutton. Read the entire page →
From page 130... ... 130 Traffic Signal Control Strategies for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Minnesota, Maryland, San Francisco, and many municipalities install APS at all reconstructed or newly signalized intersections. Read the entire page →

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... 115 This chapter describes treatments aimed at providing pedestrians with information to reduce traveler stress and uncertainty, as well as treatments aimed at improving the physical convenience of crossing a street: C H A P T E R 8 Treatments Offering Added Information and Convenience Primary Function Section Treatment Name Information 8.1 Pedestrian Countdown 8.2 Call Indicators Convenience and information 8.3 Independently Mounted Pushbuttons 8.4 Accessible Signals without Pushbutton Actuation Pedestrian Countdown (Section 8.1)