Evaluation of pedestrian countdown signals in Montgomery County, Maryland

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1878, 2004, Pages 36-41

  Eccles, Kimberly A ^a   Tao, Ruihua ^b   Mangum, Bruce C ^c  

^a BMI SG   (United States)

^b Office of Traffic Safety   (United States)

^c Montgomery Co Dept of Public Works   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND VEHICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SIGNALING; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

CONFLICTING SINGNALS; MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND; PEDESTRIAN COUNTDOWN SIGNALS; SIGNAL INDICATIONS;

FOOTBRIDGES;

EID: 14044273592     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1878-05     Document Type: Conference Paper

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