The Effects of Advance Stop Lines and Sign Prompts on Pedestrian Safety in a Crosswalk on a Multilane Highway.

Van Houten, Ron

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ERIC Number: EJ380174

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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The Effects of Advance Stop Lines and Sign Prompts on Pedestrian Safety in a Crosswalk on a Multilane Highway.

Van Houten, Ron

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v21 n3 p245-51 Fall 1988

Introduction of prompts in the form of specific signs and stop line bars at a crosswalk was designed to influence motorists to stop further back when yielding right-of-way to pedestrians, and resulted in an almost 80 percent reduction in motor vehicle-pedestrian conflicts at the selected location. (JW)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Cues, Pedestrian Traffic, Safety Education, Traffic Accidents, Traffic Control, Traffic Safety, Vehicular Traffic

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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