30.6 Guide Signing at Roundabouts Many motorists remain unfamiliar with roundabouts and how they are supposed to navigate them. Installing signs that provide clear guidance on the direction of travel is imperative. For multilane roundabouts, signs need to contain...
30.4 Increasing Driver Yielding Rates at Roundabouts Many motorists overlook pedestrians as they enter roundabouts because they place their focus on evaluating gaps between upstream vehicles. Motorists exiting roundabouts accelerate, making it more difficult to stop...
30.2 Reducing Vehicle Speeds Approaching Roundabouts Lowering the speed of vehicles approaching roundabouts improves yielding behavior, heightens motorist awareness of pedestrians and bicyclists, and mitigates crash severity. Designers can leverage several strategies...
28.12 Influence of the Built Environment on Pedestrian Crossing Safety Many features of the built environment influence the likelihood of pedestrian-vehicle crashes. Table 28.4 lists some of these factors, their impact on pedestrian crash potential, and...
28.8 Improving Pedestrian Visibility and Conspicuity at Crosswalks Several treatments are available to increase motorist awareness of crosswalks, draw attention to pedestrians, and make pedestrians easier to detect. In addition to treatments listed in Table 28.3,...
21.8 Countermeasures for Improving Pedestrian Conspicuity at Crosswalks While flashing lights and beacons located at midblock and intersection crosswalks alert motorists to the presence of pedestrians in crosswalks, they do not necessarily enhance pedestrian...
