Challenges of unfamiliar signalized intersections for pedestrians who are blind: Research on safety

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1878, 2004, Pages 51-57

  Bentzen, Billie Louise ^a   Barlow, Janet M ^b   Bond, Tamara ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Accessible Design for the Blind   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; BICYCLES; CURBS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; TEXTURES; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

BLIND; CROSSWALKS; PEDESTRIAN PHASES; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION;

FOOTBRIDGES;

EID: 14044279189     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1878-07     Document Type: Conference Paper

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