SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION ENHANCEMENTS THAT BENEFIT PEDESTRIANS


Highlight from American Walks:

No Right-Turn on Red

When attempting to turn right on red, vehicles must look left to see if the road is clear; drivers often forget to look right before turning and may not see pedestrians to their right. Restricting right-turns on red can reduce confl icts between vehicles and pedestrians. Blank out turn restriction signs are more effective than conventional “No Right Turn on Red” signs. “No Right Turn on Red” signs that specify time-of-day restrictions or “When Pedestrians are Present” are confusing to motorists and are often disregarded.

Pedestrian Recall

Pedestrian recall gives pedestrians a “Walk” signal at every cycle. No pushbutton or detection is necessary since a “Walk” signal will always be given. Pedestrian recalls are useful in areas with high levels of pedestrian activity. They demonstrate that an intersection is meant to serve both vehicles and pedestrians. In general, pedestrian recall should be used if pedestrians actuate a “Walk” signal 75 percent of the time during three or more hours per day

http://americawalks.org/wp-content/upload/America-Walks_Signalized_Intersections_Report_2012.pdf

by B' Spokes

Like most people I live a hectic life and who has the time for much exercise? Thanks to xtracycle now I do. By using my bike for daily activities I can get things done and get an hour plus work out in 15 minutes extra of my time, not a bad deal and beats taking the extra time going to the gym. In case you are still having trouble being motivated; the National Center of Disease Control says that inactivity is the #2 killer in the United States just behind smoking. ( http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/bb_nutrition/ ) Get out there and start living life! I can carry home a full shopping cart of groceries, car pool two kids or just get lost in the great outdoors camping for a week. Well I got go, another outing this weekend.
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When an intersection in Canberra Australia was changed to Pedestrian Recall, the rate of dangerous crossings* by pedestrians dropped from 73% to 45%.

* Dangerous crossings include (a) crossing against a red signal and (b) crossing away from the intersection. Each of these is estimated to be eight times as dangerous as crossing on green.

There is more information at http://grapevine.net.au/~mccluskeyarundell/MRsignals.html