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52 C H A P T E R 7 A number of pedestrian treatments were identified during this research effort and are described in Chapter 8. However, the installation of a specific pedestrian crossing treatment alone does not necessarily result in conflicts being reduced or pedestrians being more alert.
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Treatment Considerations 53 • Case Study A: Review of Sound Wall • Case Study B: Location of Station Entrance • Case Study C: Consideration of Visually Impaired Pedestrians when Designing a Station Entrance to a Platform Located Between Tracks • Case Study D: Control of Pedestrian Path Traffic Control Device Experimental Process Traffic control devices are one low-cost safety solution that can be used to better inform, warn, and regulate all road users. The FHWA, through the MUTCD (8)
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54 Guidebook on Pedestrian Crossings of Public Transit Rail Services judgment. In some cases, a limited quantitative safety evaluation is conducted; however, these evaluations typically are limited in terms of scope, experimental design, and statistical rigor.
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Treatment Considerations 55 If the agency has a question about a new application of a standard device, the official meaning of a standard device, or allowed variations of a standard device, a request for an Official Interpretation can be made from FHWA. FHWA keeps a public database of all requests for Official Interpretations.
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