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Title:

Investigation of Crosswalk Design and Driver Behaviors at Roundabouts

Accession Number:

01623022

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

This research explored the relationship between the location and configuration of pedestrian crosswalks and driver yielding behavior at roundabouts using data from staged pedestrian crossings (consistent crossing events by a research team member) at entry and exit crosswalks at 14 roundabouts. Driver yielding rates were found to be higher at crosswalks at roundabout entries than at crosswalks at roundabouts exits. Driver yielding rates were also higher for pedestrians waiting at the splitter island than those waiting at the curb. A model of yielding behavior found crosswalk distance from circulatory roadway affected yielding percentage, but the effect was too small to be practically significant.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANB75 Standing Committee on Roundabouts.

Monograph Accession #:

01618707

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-00025

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Findley, Daniel J
Searcy, Sarah E
Schroeder, Bastian J

Pagination:

18p

Publication Date:

2017

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-00025

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 9:55AM