Citation

Smith SA, Knoblauch RL. Transp. Res. Rec. 1987; 1141: 15-25.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

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Abstract

There has been a great deal of confusion and misunderstanding regarding the use of crosswalk markings in the United States. Uniform guidelines for installing crosswalks are needed to increase the uniformity of crosswalk applications and to prevent the unnecessary proliferation of crosswalk marking. A literature review, a survey of current practice, and an analysis of pedestrian and vehicle volumes at marked and unmarked locations were used to generate a draft set of guidelines, which were reviewed by 30 practicing traffic engineers and highway safety researchers. A final set of guidelines was generated on the basis of that review. The recommended guidelines call for marked crosswalks at all signalized intersections with pedestrian signal heads and unsignalized locations that satisfy specified minimum vehicular and pedestrian volume criteria.

Record URL:
http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1987/1141/1141-003.pdf


TRT Terms: Crosswalks; Guidelines; Pedestrian actuated controllers; Pedestrian density; Pedestrian phase; Road markings; Signalized intersections; Standardization; Traffic volume; Unsignalized intersections
Uncontrolled Terms: Pedestrian volume
Old TRIS Terms: Traffic marking
Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Language: en

Keywords

TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS AND MARKINGS; ROADS AND STREETS - Intersections; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL - Pedestrian Safety; TRANSPORTATION - Standards