Toward roundabout accessibility - Exploring the operational impact of pedestrian signalization options at modern roundabouts

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 262-271

  Schroeder, Bastian J ^a   Rouphail, Nagui M ^a   Hughes, Ronald G ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Intersections; Pedestrians; Traffic safety; Traffic signals

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERSECTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

CROSSWALKS; PEDESTRIAN SIGNALIZATION; ROUNDABOUTS; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

ACCESSIBILITY; AUDITORY CUE; BLINDNESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PEDESTRIAN; SAFETY; SIGNALING; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 43949146884     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2008)134:6(262)     Document Type: Article

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