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An Analysis of the Effects of Installing Pedestrian Countdown Timers on the Incidence of Pedestrian Crashes in the City of Detroit, Michigan
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Accession Number:

01506407

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

In large cities, pedestrians account for 40% to 50% of traffic fatalities. Previous studies based on relatively small samples have concluded that Pedestrian Countdown Timers can reduce pedestrian crashes at signalized intersections. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of Pedestrian Countdown Timer (PCT) on crashes in a large city with a long baseline and relatively patterned introduction of PCTs. Like all treatments that target pedestrians, the installation of PCTs should be expected to produce the largest benefits in locations with very poor pedestrian safety compliance before installation.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANF00 Pedestrians and Cycles.

Monograph Accession #:

01503729

Report/Paper Numbers:

14-0227

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Huitema, Brad
Van Houten, Ron
Manal, Hana

Pagination:

23p

Publication Date:

2014

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC
Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Uncontrolled Terms:

Countdown pedestrian indicators

Geographic Terms:

Detroit (Michigan)

Subject Areas:

Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2014 Paper #14-0227

Files:

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 27 2014 2:10PM