Trialling pedestrian countdown timers at traffic signals
The overall research objective was to evaluate changes in pedestrian safety and traffic efficiency from installing pedestrian countdown timers. The study analysed pedestrian behaviour and safety before and after the installation of a trial countdown timer at the intersection of Queens Street, Bunny Street and Margaret Street in Lower Hutt in July 2007. The results were compared with the 2006/07 trial at the Queen Street/Victoria Street intersection in Auckland CBD and showed very different results. The Auckland city trial indicated that, if placed in suitable locations, pedestrian countdown signals were associated with pedestrian behaviour change that enhanced safety. This study in Lower Hutt demonstrated that the observed pedestrian safety decreased as the percentage of both late starters and late finishers increased, although this was likely to be due to the nature of the intersection with one particularly long diagonal crossing coupled with the allocated phase times. In contrast, perceived pedestrian safety increased with the installation of the countdown timers.
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Corporate Authors:
New Zealand Transport Agency
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Authors:
- Wanty, D K
- Wilkie, S M
- Publication Date: 2010-12
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 38p
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Serial:
- Issue Number: 428
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Behavior; Crosswalks; Highway safety; Safety; Time; Traffic control; Traffic control devices; Traffic signal timing; Traffic signals
- Geographic Terms: New Zealand
- ITRD Terms: 1755: Road user
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; TRAFFIC CONTROL;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01332657
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- ISBN: 9780478371352
- Files: ITRD, ARRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 15 2011 11:10AM