Pedestrian crosswalk case studies : Sacramento, California; Richmond, Virginia; Buffalo, New York; Stillwater, Minnesota

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• Creators:
  Knoblauch, Richard, L ; Nitzburg, Marsha ; Seifert, Rita Furst
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Before and after studies
  • Pedestrians
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Crosswalks
  • Behavior
  • Case studies
  • Drivers
  • Road markings
  • Traffic speed
  • Unsignalized intersections
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RD-00-103, ,Research Report
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Buffalo (New York);California;Minnesota;Virginia
• Corporate Publisher:
  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
• Abstract:
  The objective of this research was to determine the effect of crosswalk markings on driver and pedestrian behavior at unsignalized intersections. A before/after evaluation of crosswalk markings was conducted at 11 locations in 4 U.S. cities. Behavior observed included: pedestrian crossing location, vehicle speeds, driver yielding, and pedestrian crossing behavior. It was found that drivers approach a pedestrian in a crosswalk somewhat slower, and that crosswalk usage increases after markings are installed. No evidence was found indicating that pedestrians are less vigilant in a marked crosswalk. No changes were found in driver yielding or pedestrian assertiveness. Overall, it appears that marking pedestrian crosswalks at relatively low-speed, low-volume, unsignalized intersections is a desirable practice, based on the sample of sites used in this study.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/14632/dot_14632_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 470.02 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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