Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety
Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety

Author: P. R. Boyce

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Published: 2002

Total Pages: 98

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The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute examined the use of in-pavement flashing warning lights at crosswalks. These warning lights help make crosswalks more conspicuous by day and night, but they are more expensive than conventional striping and marking. The LRC's study evaluated the effects of striping alone and striping with in-pavement flashing lights on the behavior of drivers. Striping alone made the crosswalk more noticeable to drivers who were not familiar with the site. Adding in-pavement flashing warning lights made the crosswalk even more noticeable to such drivers.

Phase 2 - High Visibility Crosswalk Pedestrian Study
Phase 2 - High Visibility Crosswalk Pedestrian Study

Author: Kevin Majka

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Published: 2020

Total Pages: 90

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This study was focused on evaluating the effectiveness that high-visibility crosswalk (HVC) markings have on improving pedestrian safety. Naturalistic driving data was used to analyze vehicle kinematics and driver behavior in relation to the approach and traversal of HVC locations before and after their implementation. Traffic safety surrogates were developed and evaluated in the presence of different marking types, configurations, and for varying driver characteristics. The findings indicate that the placement of pedestrian crossing signs in advance of the HVC significantly improved the safety surrogates, ladder type configurations were the most effective overall in affecting driver behavior including external scanning patterns, and that targeting education and awareness programs towards young and older drivers could prove to be successful in enhancing the effectiveness of HVC implementations. This study, utilizing naturalistic driving data, provides a more comprehensive analysis on the overall effectiveness of all types and implementations of HVCs.