Pedestrian Signal Safety - AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

cross. That is, at an intersection with low vehicle volume, pedestrians are more likely to violate the
pedestrian signal because there are more available crossing gaps.
Younger Pedestrians
Table F-6 shows the frequency and percentage of younger pedestrians entering during each signal
indication for the two intersections equipped with TPS.
Table F-6. Frequency and percentage of younger pedestrians entering during the WALK, flashing
DON’T WALK, or DON’T WALK indication at traditional signals in White Plains, New York.
Intersection Leg
WALK FDW DW
Frequency Percent Frequency Percent Frequency Percent
Hamilton and
Church
(traditional)
Major 39 31 13 10 74 59
Minor 42 40 41 39 21 20
Mamaroneck
and Post
(traditional)
Major 274 64 67 16 87 20
Minor 565 71 111 14 125 16
Total at traditional
signals
920 63 232 16 307 21
The compliance for younger pedestrians at traditional signals varied from 31 percent to 71 percent
entering during the WALK indication. When the four intersection legs were considered together, 63
percent entered during the WALK interval. The intersection with the lowest compliance, Hamilton and
Church, was the lowest volume intersection of the four studied intersections. As noted previously,
intersections with lower vehicle volumes are likely to have lower pedestrian signal compliance
because of the availability of gaps in vehicle traffic.
Table F-7 shows the frequency and percentage of younger pedestrians entering during each signal for
the two intersections equipped with PCD signals. As with the traditional intersections, the compliance
varied by intersection and leg. However, only 53 percent of pedestrians entered during the WALK
indication and 36 percent entered during the DW indication. This was lower compliance than at the
traditional signals. This may be due to a difference in the availability of gaps during the DW interval at
the countdown intersection. This finding will be compared to other cities.
Table F-7. Frequency and percentage of younger pedestrians entering during the WALK, flashing
DON’T WALK, or DON’T WALK indication at pedestrian countdown signals in White Plains, New York.
Intersection Leg
Mamaroneck
and Maple
(countdown)
Mamaroneck
and Martine (countdown)
Total at countdown
signals
WALK FDW DW
Frequency Percent Frequency Percent Frequency Percent
Major 42 55 14 18 21 27
Minor 174 47 47 13 147 40
Major 149 58 29 11 80 31
Minor 532 54 96 10 351 36
897 53 186 11 599 36
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