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Title:

Investigating Effectiveness of Raised Hand and Extended Arm to Increase Motorist Yielding at Uncontrolled Crosswalks

Accession Number:

01151142

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

Drivers frequently do not yield to pedestrians. The purpose of this study is to examine whether drivers will yield more if drivers indicate their intention to cross uncontrolled crosswalk locations. Pedestrians communicated the intention to cross by either extended their arm in front of them or by raising an arm in a raised hand gesture with the palm facing the driver. Both methods of communicating with the driver led to higher yielding levels with the raised hand gesture producing the highest level of yielding behavior.

Monograph Accession #:

01147878

Report/Paper Numbers:

10-1212

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Crowley-Koch, Brian
Van Houten, Ronald G
Lim, Eunyoung

Pagination:

15p

Publication Date:

2010

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2010-1-10 to 2010-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Appendices (1) ; Figures (4) ; References (7) ; Tables (1)

Subject Areas:

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2010 Paper #10-1212

Files:

BTRIS, TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 25 2010 10:32AM