Guidelines for timing yellow and red intervals at signalized intersections

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2298, 2012, Pages 1-8

  McGee, Hugh ^a   Moriarty, Kevin ^a   Gates, Timothy J ^b  

^a VANASSE HANGEN BRUSTLIN INC   (United States)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; TIMING CIRCUITS;

BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS; FIELD DATA ANALYSIS; FIELD DATA COLLECTION; NATIONAL STANDARD; PERCEPTION REACTION TIME; RECOMMENDED PRACTICE; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION; STATE OF PRACTISE; STATES OF KNOWLEDGE; TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES;

TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

EID: 84868570674     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2298-01     Document Type: Article

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