Crossroads: Modern interactive intersections and accessible pedestrian signals

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 599-610

  Barlow, Janet M ^a   Franck, Lukas ^b  

^a Accessible Design for the Blind   (United States)

^b Seeing Eye ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESIBLE PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; HUMAN; PEDESTRIAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC SAFETY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33846691509     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0509901004     Document Type: Article

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