Speech messages for accessible pedestrian signals

ITE Journal (Institute of Transportation Engineers)

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 20-24

  Bentzen, Billie Louise ^b   Barlow, Janet M ^a   Franck, Lukas ^b  

^a ITE   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERSECTIONS; MOBILITY AIDS FOR BLIND PERSONS; SOUND RECORDING; SPEECH; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS; PUSHBUTTON INFORMATION MESSAGES; SPEECH MESSAGES;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 4544231484     PISSN: 01628178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Bentzen, B.L., J.M. Barlow and L. Franck. "Addressing Barriers to Blind Pedestrians at Signalized Intersections." ITE Journal, Vol. 70, No. 9 (September 2000): 32-35.
2. "Draft Guidelines for Accessible Public Rights-of-Way." Washington, DC, USA: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board), June 17, 2002.
3. Ashmead, D.H., R. Wall, B.L. Bentzen and J.M. Barlow. "Which Crosswalk? Effects of Accessible Pedestrian Signal Characteristics." ITE Journal, Vol. 74, No. 9 (September 2004): 26-30.
4. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). Section 4E.06: Accessible Pedestrian Signals. Washington, DC: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), 2003.
5. Crandall, W.F., B.L. Bentzen and L. Myers. "Smith-Kettlewell Research on the Use of Talking Signs® at Light Controlled Street Crossings." Part II in "Remote Infrared Signage Development To Address Current and Emerging Access Problems for Blind Individuals." Final Report to the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. San Francisco, CA, USA: The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, 1999.
6. Bentzen, B.L., J.M. Barlow and L. Franck. "Determining Recommended Language for Speech Messages Used by Accessible Pedestrian Signals: Final Report." Berlin, MA, USA: Accessible Design for the Blind, 2002.
7. Myers, L. "Effect of Pushbutton Location on Pedestrian Behavior." Presented at the Transportation Research Board, January 2004.
8. Ashmead, Wall, Bentzen and Barlow, note 3 above; and MUTCD. Section 4E.09: Accessible Pedestrian Signal Detectors. Washington, DC: FHWA, 2003.
9. MUTCD, note 8 above.
10. "Draft Guidelines for Accessible Public Rights-of-Way," note 2 above.