Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings (2006) / Chapter Skim
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• Appendix F discusses pedestrian crossing installation criteria used by entities in several countries. Criteria identified during this joint TCRP/NCHRP project is summarized at the end of the appendix.
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The field studies conducted in this project indicated that these red signal or beacon devices were most effective at prompting motorist yielding (all sites had motorist compliance greater than 90 percent) on highvolume, high-speed streets.
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The field studies conducted in this TCRP/NCHRP project found a similarly wide range of motorist yielding values (25 to 73 percent) , with the average value for all flashing beacons at 58 percent.
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. In-street pedestrian crossing signs and high-visibility signs and markings were two types of treatments included in this TCRP/NCHRP project's study sites.
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Field studies conducted in this TCRP/NCHRP project found pedestrian crossing flags in Salt Lake City and Kirkland to be moderately effective. The study sites with crossing flags had motorist yielding rates that ranged from 46 to 79 percent, with an average of 65 percent compliance.
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appropriate along a high-volume, multi-lane arterial street: median refuge island, advanced yield lines, curb extensions with parking restrictions nearby, overhead flashing beacons, and high-visibility motorist and pedestrian signs. The literature review revealed that several experimental traffic control devices that display red signal or beacon indications were effective at prompting motorist compliance and increasing pedestrian safety.
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