What is the basis for installing a pedestrian activated signal?
Pedestrian activated signals are considered for installation when pedestrians consistently wait for more than half a minute to cross; or an accident trend occurred over a three year period can be corrected by a pedestrian signal. Under other circumstances pedestrian signals could increase accidents and delay pedestrians and motorists. Green lights for vehicles usually last for ½ – 1 minute. This means pedestrians would be prohibited from crossing by a red “DON’T WALK” light during this ½ – 1 minute period. If pedestrians do not wait for this long to cross now, field observations show that most would disobey the “DON’T WALK” light even after they activated the pedestrian pushbutton. The result is vehicles facing a green light would have to abruptly stop or slow down for jaywalking pedestrians. By the time vehicles face a red light, the pedestrian has already crossed and there is no one in sight. This encourages motorists to run red lights and causes accidents for the one time that a chi
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