L. A. COUNTY STUDY OF 24-HOUR OPERATION OF PRE-TIMED SIGNALS

THE STUDY DEMONSTRATES THAT OPERATING PRETIMED SIGNALS 24 HOURS A DAY, INSTEAD OF USING A FLASHING PERIOD DURING LIGHT TRAFFIC HOURS, MAY REDUCE ACCIDENT AND INJURY EXPERIENCE, PARTICULARLY RIGHT ANGLE COLLISIONS, AT LOCATIONS WHERE A HIGH INCIDENCE HAS BEEN FOUND DURING THE FLASHING PERIOD. IT ALSO SUGGESTS THAT LOCATIONS WITH LOW ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE DURING THE FLASHING OPERATION WILL NOT HAVE INCREASED ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD IF THE SIGNALS ARE PLACED ON 24-HOUR OPERATION. /AUTHOR/

• Authors:
  • Gurnett, G B
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 42-3
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering, Inst Traffic Engr
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue Number: 8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway operations; Traffic; Traffic signal timing; Traffic signals
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226359
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1972 12:00AM