Investigating the impacts of green signal countdown devices: Empirical approach case study in China

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1049-1055

  Ma, Wanjing ^a   Liu, Yue ^b   Yang, Xiaoguang ^a  

^a Tongji University   (China)

^b University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Driver behavior; Traffic signals; Traffic speed

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS RESULTS; CHINA; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DILEMMA ZONE; DRIVER BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; INTERSECTION SAFETY; OPERATIONAL SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUDDEN CHANGE; TRAFFIC SPEED;

AMBER; DECISION MAKING; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SPEED;

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 77957932091     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000181     Document Type: Article

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