Guide for Improving Pedestrian Safety at Uncontrolled Crossing Locations
This guide assists State or local transportation or traffic safety departments that are considering developing a policy or guide to support the installation of countermeasures at uncontrolled pedestrian crossing locations. This document provides guidance to agencies, including best practices for each step involved in selecting countermeasures. By focusing on uncontrolled crossing locations, agencies can address a significant national safety problem and improve quality of life for pedestrians of all ages and abilities. Agencies may use this guide to develop a customized policy or to supplement existing local decision-making guidelines.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Updated July 2018
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Corporate Authors:
VHB
8300 Boone Boulevard, Suite 700
Vienna, VA United States 22182-2626University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Highway Safety Research Center
Chapel Hill, NC United States 27599Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
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Authors:
- Blackburn, Lauren
- Zegeer, Charles
- Brookshire, Kristen
- Publication Date: 2017
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 41p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Crosswalks; Guidelines; Improvements; Midblock crossings; Pedestrian movement; Pedestrian safety; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Pedestrians; Visibility
- Uncontrolled Terms: Pedestrian hybrid beacons
- Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01660732
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-SA-17-072
- Contract Numbers: DTFH61-16-D-00005
- Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Feb 20 2018 10:03AM