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Lab Assignment #3: How Fast Are Pedestrians Crossing the Road & Are the Traffic Signals Helping Them?

1. Read Section 5.3.3 in the Signal Timing Manual and the relevant section of the MUTCD Section 4E.

2. Choose two intersections with pedestrian signal displays (choose at least one in the list below). Visit each location and prepare a photo essay of the conditions. Evaluate the signal timing for each crossing. Was the signal timing sufficient for the pedestrian crossings? Were there intervals of time at the intersection that seemed unique. Measure the distance in Google Earth and confirm during your site observation. Done

3. Watch each of the signalized intersections you selected for at least 30 minutes, collecting data on at least 20 people using the intersection. Record the time of arrival for each person, their walking speed, when they entered the intersection (did they have trouble with vehicles not yielding to them)? Were people driving obeying the red indications? Done

4. Write up a report summarizing your experience. Identify other research that is relevant to this topic (cite what you found).