Article
Pedestrian Reaction to Crossing Signal Delay
Journal of the Transportation Research Forum
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Abstract
Pedestrians with experience at a certain intersection learn the length of signal cycle, the phase change pattern of the signal, and the order in which traffic flow is released. These pedestrians have a higher chance of noncompliance with traffic signals. Most of the noncomplying pedestrians save a small amount of time, less than 18 seconds, by crossing the road shortly before the onset of the WALK signal indication. The study agrees with other studies done in the past that pedestrians ignore the traffic signals. They do so in order to reduce their own time delays.
Inclusive pages
117-128
ISBN/ISSN
1046-1469
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2001, Eno Transportation Foundation
Publisher
Eno Transportation Foundation
Peer Reviewed
Yes
Disciplines
Citation Information
Deogratias Eustace. "Pedestrian Reaction to Crossing Signal Delay" Journal of the Transportation Research Forum Vol. 40 Iss. 1 (2001) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/deogratias_eustace/3/
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