Pedestrian Signal Safety - AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

Pedestrians Left in Intersection
At the end of each FDW interval, the number of pedestrians remaining in the intersection was
noted. Only pedestrians who entered during the WALK or FDW interval were included. Table F-10
displays the results of this data collection. The total number of pedestrians left in the intersection
during the observation period is noted as a percentage of the number of pedestrians crossing at the
intersection during the same period. The results are combined for traditional signals and for PCD
signals. For younger pedestrians, 10 percent of the pedestrians crossing at the intersection were left
in the intersection at TPS, compared to 8 percent at PCD signals. For older pedestrians, the results
were reversed. At TPS, 9 percent of the pedestrians crossing at the intersection were left in the
intersection, compared to 10 percent at PCD signals. However, the sample sizes were very small for
older pedestrians.
Table F-10. Pedestrians remaining in the intersection at the start of the DON’T WALK interval in
White Plains, New York.
Intersection Leg
Hamilton and Church
(traditional)
Mamaroneck and Post
(traditional)
Pedestrians under 65 Pedestrians 65 and older
Total
pedestrians
Major 126
Minor 104
Major 428
Minor 801
Total at traditional signals 1459
Mamaroneck and
Maple (countdown)
Mamaroneck and
Martine (countdown)
Major 77
Minor 368
Major 258
Minor 979
Total at countdown signals 1682
Pedestrians left
in intersection
12
(10 percent)
7
(7 percent)
52
(12 percent)
72
(9 percent)
143
(10 percent)
7
(9 percent)
28
(8 percent)
22
(9 percent)
75
(8 percent)
132
(8 percent)
Total
pedestrians
12
10
15
50
87
10
30
31
93
164
Pedestrians left
in intersection
0
(0 percent)
1
(10 percent)
2
(13 percent)
5
(10 percent)
8
(9 percent)
2
(20 percent)
5
(17 percent)
1
(3 percent)
9
(10 percent)
17
(10 percent)
185