Evaluation of R1-6 gateway treatment alternatives for pedestrian crossings : final report.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Comparison of alternative pedestrian crossing treatments.
• Creators:
  Van Houten, Ron ; Hochmuth, J
• Corporate Creators:
  Western Michigan University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Michigan. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Crosswalks
  • Pedestrians
  • Data collection
  • Traffic speed
  • Yielding
  • Alternatives analysis
  • Traffic signs
  • Gateways
  • In-street sign
  • R1-6 sign
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RC-1638
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Michigan
• Corporate Publisher:
  Western Michigan University
• Abstract:
  A series of studies evaluated the Gateway configuration of R1-6 in-street signs. A Gateway configuration consists of an R1-6 sign on the centerline, an R1-6 signs on both edges of the roadway, and R1-6 signs on the lane lines if it is a multilane road. The Gateway treatment was markedly more effective than the use of signs only on the centerline or on lane lines. The results showed: 1. That yielding was related to the narrowness of the gaps between signs; that a Gateway configuration consisting of R1-6 signs was markedly more effective than a Gateway made up of blank signs of the same size and background color. Research also demonstrated that mounting edge signs on the curb face was nearly as effective of placing signs in the gutter pan, and that the use of a robust delineator in place of the R1-6 signs on the lane lines was almost as effective as the use of the R1-6 signs on lane lines. This study also examined the efficacy of the Gateway on different types of crosswalk applications, the long-term persistence of effects and sign survival.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2013-0069
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31920/dot_31920_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.26 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:14e528823739bebf746ac56a9b075526b8960439bbbc8af8570fbec39ca7596b