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原文传递 USE OF SIGNS AND SYMBOLS TO INCREASE THE EFFICACY OF PEDESTRIAN-ACTIVATED FLASHING BEACONS AT CROSSWALKS

题名：	USE OF SIGNS AND SYMBOLS TO INCREASE THE EFFICACY OF PEDESTRIAN-ACTIVATED FLASHING BEACONS AT CROSSWALKS
作者：	Van Houten-R; Healey-K; Malenfant-JEL; Retting-R
关键词：	Crosswalks; Beacons; Illuminated traffic signs; Pedestrian signs; Measures of effectiveness; Drivers; Behavior; Pedestrian vehicle interface; Pedestrian crossings; Flashing beacon; Effectiveness; Driver behavior; Modifications; Pedestrian vehicle conflicts
摘要：	This experiment evaluated two strategies for increasing the percentage of motorists yielding to pedestrians at crosswalks equipped with pedestrian-activated flashing beacons. One method involved adding an illuminated sign, with the standard pedestrian symbol next to the beacons. The second method involved erecting signs 50 m before the crosswalk that displayed the pedestrian symbol and requested motorists to yield when the beacons were flashing. Both interventions increased yielding behavior and the effect of both together was greater than either alone. However, only the sign requesting motorists to yield when the beacons were flashing was effective in reducing motor vehicle-pedestrian conflicts.
总页数：	Transportation Research Record.1998. pp 92-95 (TABS: 2 Tab. PHOT: 2 Phot. REFS: 8 Ref.)
报告类型：	科技报告