Open AccessA Study of Effectiveness of Midblock Pedestrian Crossings: Analyzing a Selection of High-Visibility Warning Signs
Author(s) -
Rebekka E. Apardian,
Bhuiyan Monwar Alam
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
interdisciplinary journal of signage and wayfinding
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2470-9670
DOI - 10.15763/ijsw.v1i2.7
Subject(s) - signage , pedestrian , visibility , warning signs , computer science , selection (genetic algorithm) , overhead (engineering) , warning system , transport engineering , pedestrian crossing , computer security , simulation , engineering , artificial intelligence , telecommunications , business , geography , advertising , meteorology , operating system
The purpose of this paper is to examine a selection of different high-visibility pedestrian warning signs at midblock crossings and summarize the most effective options, where effectiveness is measured by pedestrian safety. Four locations are observed. Effectiveness is measured by the vehicle yield percentage, the pedestrian conflicts, and pedestrian wait time. The findings largely concur with previous literature, concluding that speed and road width are important factors in determining a driver’s likeliness to yield. This paper also hypothesizes that signage on both sides of the roadway and overhead signage also makes a positive visibility impact.