Multi-City Study of an Engineering and Outreach Program to Increase Driver Yielding at Signalized and Unsignalized Crosswalks

Details

• Creators:
  Morris, N L ; Craig, C M ; Drahos, B ; Tian, D ; Van Houten, R H ; Mabry, M ; Kessler, William
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Minnesota. Department of Mechanical Engineering. HumanFIRST Program
• Corporate Contributors:
  Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Crosswalks
  • Driving behavior
  • Highway engineering
  • Outreach
  • Pedestrian safety
  • Yielding
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MN 2023-11
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Minnesota ; Minneapolis-Saint Paul (Minnesota) metropolitan area
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation
• Abstract:
  Pedestrian deaths are at a 30-year high nationally, accounting for 16% of total deaths in 2018 and far exceeding the previous decade of 12%, a trend mirrored in Minnesota. Previous research found an increase in local and citywide yielding at unsignalized crosswalks following an engineering and high-visibility enforcement program in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This study examined a modified engineering-focused (i.e., without enforcement) program expanded to both unsignalized and signalized intersections across the Twin Cities. The six-month study found modest improvements in yielding from baseline to treatment end (48.1% to 65.5% in Saint Paul and 19.8% to 38.8% in Minneapolis) at unsignalized engineering treatment sites but no improvements at generalization sites.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  (c) 1036209
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/72533/dot_72533_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.00 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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