Analysis of driver and pedestrian comprehension of requirements for permissive left-turn applications

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1982, 2006, Pages 65-75

  Knodler, Michael A ^a   Noyce, David A ^b   Kacir, Kent C ^c   Brehmer, Christopher L ^d  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c Siemens Intelligent Transportation Systems   (United States)

^d Kittelson and Associates Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; INTERSECTIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PEDESTRIAN SAFETY; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

OPERATIONS ENGINEERS; PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS; PROGRAM TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLLERS;

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

EID: 33947420802     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1982-10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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