Analysis of effects of LED rectangular rapid-flash beacons on yielding to pedestrians in multilane crosswalks

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2140, 2009, Pages 85-95

  Shurbutt, Jim ^a   Van Houten, Ron ^a   Turner, Shawn ^b   Huitema, Brad ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSWALKS;

BEACON SYSTEMS; CHICAGO; FLORIDA; FOLLOW UP; ILLINOIS; MODEL-BASED OPC; REGRESSION MODELLING; TIMES SERIES; WASHINGTON; YIELDING BEHAVIOR;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 76749104817     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2140-09     Document Type: Article

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