AUXILIARY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES FOR SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS: AN OVERVIEW

This paper reviews the effectiveness of the "Rules of the Road" during signal outages, presents findings of a survey of motorists and traffic engineering practitioners, and advances recommendations for alleviating the hazards which may result from signal outages.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Noel, E C
  • Ahmed, T A
• Publication Date: 1981-2

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 44-47
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 51
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Drivers; Failure; Hazards; Highway traffic control; Intersections; Measures of effectiveness; Power loss; Roads; Signalized intersections; Surveys; Traffic control devices; Traffic engineers; Traffic regulations; Traffic signals
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness; Traffic laws
• Old TRIS Terms: Auxiliary devices; Power failure
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341230
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 29 1982 12:00AM