PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-06-0027
Project Name:	Evaluation of Pedestrian Safety Measures
Status:	Completed
Contact:	Last Name: Do First Name: Ann Telephone: 202-493-3319 E-mail: ann.do@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Safety Research and Development
Team:	Human Factors Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Project Description:	The objective of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA's) project ("Evaluation of Bicycle and Pedestrian Engineering Countermeasures") was to quantify the effectiveness of medium- to low-cost pedestrian engineering countermeasures. The project focused on existing and new engineering countermeasures for pedestrians and bicyclists that have not yet been comprehensively evaluated.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	October 23, 2006
End Date:	March 31, 2011
Funding Amount:	$770,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Goals:	The key project objective was to quantify the effectiveness of pedestrian evaluation countermeasures: the High intensity Activated crossWalK (HAWK) beacon, the rectangular rapid-flashing beacon, shared lane markings, three crosswalk marking patterns, and an evaluation methods guide.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	data collection, evaluation countermeasures
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	The expected benefit is low-cost countermeasures to apply to pedestrian safety.
Deliverables:	1. Name: Effects of Yellow Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacons on Yielding at Multilane Uncontrolled Crosswalks. Product Type(s): Research report Description: The deliverable is a final report of the "Yellow Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacons on Yielding at Multilane Uncontrolled Crosswalks." Audiences: Researchers, State departments of transportation, Safety researchers Secondary Audiences: Publication URL(s): http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/pedbike/10043/index.cfm 2. Name: Safety Effectiveness of the HAWK Pedestrian Crossing Treatment Product Type(s): Research report, Technical report Description: The deliverable is a final report of the High intensity Activated crossWalK (HAWK) signal. Audiences: Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Metropolitan planning organizations, Researchers, Safety researchers Secondary Audiences: Publication URL(s): http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/10045/index.cfm 3. Name: Evaluation of Pedestrian and Bicycle Engineering Countermeasures: Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacons, HAWKs, Sharrows, Crosswalk Markings, and the Development of an Evaluation Methods Report Product Type(s): Research report, Technical report Description: The deliverable is a final report of the "Evaluation of Pedestrian and Bicycle Engineering Countermeasures: Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacons, HAWKs, Sharrows, Crosswalk Markings, and the Development of an Evaluation Methods Report." Audiences: Metropolitan planning organizations, Researchers, Safety planners, Safety researchers Secondary Audiences: Publication URL(s): http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/pedbike/11039/11039.pdf 4. Name: Crosswalk Marking Field Visibility Study Product Type(s): Research report, Technical report Description: The deliverable is a final report on the "Crosswalk Marking Field Visibility Study." Audiences: Metropolitan planning organizations, Researchers, Safety researchers, Safety planners Secondary Audiences: Publication URL(s): http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/pedbike/10068/10068.pdf 5. Name: Evaluation of Shared Lane Markings Product Type(s): Research report Description: The deliverable is a final report on the "Evaluation of Shared Lane Markings." Audiences: Researchers, Safety researchers Secondary Audiences: Publication URL(s): http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/pedbike/10044/index.cfm
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Safety--Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
TRT Terms:	Pedestrians Countermeasures Crosswalks Safety Research Cyclists
FHWA Disciplines:	Safety
Subject Areas:	Pedestrians and Bicyclists Research