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| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-12-0068 |
| Project Name: | Evaluation of Safety Treatments for Pedestrian Crossings: Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon, Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon, Circular Rapid Flashing Beacon, and Raised Crosswalks |
| Status: | Active |
| 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 goal of this project is to evaluate selected pedestrian crossing treatments by gathering and providing potential users' information about the performance of these treatments. |
| Laboratories: | Not Applicable |
| Start Date: | October 1, 2012 |
| End Date: | March 31, 2016 |
| Funding Amount: | $616,902.00 |
| FHWA Program Name: | Safety Innovation Deployment |
| Goals: |
(1) Determine pedestrian and driver opinions and preferences regarding pedestrian hybrid beacons using surveys and operational tradeoffs of installing the device at varying locations using simulation.
(2) Identify the optimal number and combination of rectangular and circular rapid flashing beacon’s characteristics, such as flash pattern/sequence, intensity, size, shape, and positioning by using a combination of techniques, such as detection distance and motorist yielding compliance.
(3) Determine the safety effectiveness of raised crosswalks through the development of a crash modification factor.
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| Project Type: | Offsite |
| Background Information: | Data not yet available |
| Test Methodology: | Basic research |
| Other Information: | Data not yet available |
| Partners: | Data not yet available |
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| Fieldtest: | Data not yet available |
| Expected Benefits: | Safety for pedestrians crossing crosswalks. |
| Deliverables: |
Name: Final Report. Product Type(s): Research report, Article, Technical report Description: Final technical report. Audiences: Academics, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Researchers, Safety planners, Safety researchers, State highway agencies, State departments of transportation Secondary Audiences: |
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| Project Findings: | Data not yet available |
| FHWA Topics: |
Safety--Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety |
| TRT Terms: |
Pedestrians Midblock Crossings Safety Research Crosswalks Preservation Drivers |
| FHWA Disciplines: |
Safety |
| Subject Areas: |
Pedestrians and Bicyclists |
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