Each picture is captured from the same simulation run. White lines in the simulation model describe pipes, where traffic is moving. Black rectangles represent simulated vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians. The signal phasing is shown by the signal heads. Some pedestrians are waiting for the green light 2.
Pedestrian signal turns green Pedestrian stage has started.
Because of the long interval of the pedestrian red signal, a lot of pedestrians have gathered on the sidewalk. When the signal turns green, pedestrians can start to cross the street along the crosswalk. More pedestrians are coming at random but their number is not very high compared to first group of pedestrians. Vehicles and bicycles coming from left and right will stop in front of the stop line because they have the red signal. Note that even bicycles must stop at the beginning of the pedestrian stage so that pedestrians are able to start their crossing safety without any inconvenience from cyclists 3.