STUDY OF AMBER LIGHT PROBLEMS AT JUNCTIONS WITH TRAFFIC LIGHTS /IN GERMAN/

PRACTICAL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO INCREASE THE SAFETY OF TRAFFIC FLOW BY OPERATIONAL MEANS, E. G. BY FLASHING LIGHTS, SO THAT THE CONTROL INSTALLATION ITSELF WOULD GIVE THE DRIVER THE CONDITIONS FOR SAFE BEHAVIOR ON THE APPEARANCE OF THE AMBER LIGHT. THE OBJECT OF THE RESEARCH IS A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR USING DIFFERENT FORMS OF TRANSITION, AND THE EVALUATION OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING MEASURES TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE AMBER LIGHT PROBLEMS. THE STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT THE DIFFICULTIES IN THE TRANSITION PERIOD CAN BE REDUCED BY SIMPLE MEANS, BUT FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRE INCREASED USE OF ENGINEERING INSTALLATIONS. SOME OF THE POSSIBLE MEASURES PROPOSED NEED PRACTICAL TESTING. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Transport Ministry, West Germany

  Bad Godesberg,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Behrendt, J
• Publication Date: 1970

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 86 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 101

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Yellow interval (Traffic signal cycle)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220197
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1973 12:00AM