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Synthesis of Safety for Traffic Operations - Transports Canada

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<strong>Synthesis</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Traffic</strong> <strong>Operations</strong> March 2003<br />

TABLE 12.5: CMFs <strong>for</strong> Pedestrian <strong>Safety</strong> Measures<br />

Researcher Treatment Study Methodology No. Sites CMF Comments<br />

Pedestrian refuge island<br />

Cross-sectional study<br />

# Split Pedestrian<br />

50 5.14<br />

using crash frequency<br />

Crossover<br />

iTrans (2002)<br />

Van Houten<br />

(unpublished)<br />

Pedestrian refuge island<br />

installation<br />

Pedestrian activated<br />

flashing beacons with<br />

supplementary signs<br />

Naïve be<strong>for</strong>e-after<br />

study using crash<br />

frequency<br />

Naïve be<strong>for</strong>e-after<br />

study using conflicts<br />

30<br />

0.27<br />

2.23<br />

2 0.22 to 0.25<br />

Did not account <strong>for</strong><br />

pedestrians<br />

volumes<br />

Pedestrian crashes<br />

All crashes<br />

Pedestrian-vehicle<br />

conflicts<br />

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