Crossing solutions at roundabouts and channelized turn lanes for pedestrians with vision disabilities
By: Bastian J. Schroeder ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; National Cooperative Highway Research Program; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; United States. Federal Highway Administration
Series: NCHRP report -- 674; Report (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) -- 674.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9780309155304
Subjects: Crosswalks; Interchanges and intersections; Roundabouts; Barrier-free design; Pedestrians; Pedestrian crosswalks; Turning lanes; People with visual disabilities; Safety measures; Pedestrian safety; Vision disorders; Roads; Traffic circles
Description: TRB' National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 674: Crossing Solutions at Roundabouts and Channelized Turn Lanes for Pedestrians with Vision Disabilities explores information related to establishing safe crossings at roundabouts and channelized turn lanes for pedestrians with vision disabilities.  Appendices B through N to NCHRP Report 674 were published as NCHRP Web-Only Document 160.
Notes: At head of title: National Cooperative Highway Research Program.

"Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98).

Also issued online.

Performed under project no. 3-78A.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Introduction; title: Ch. 2. Synthesis of the Literature; title: Facility Design; title: Accessibility Challenges; title: The U.S. Access Board and ADA; title: Pedestrian Signals; title: Blind Pedestrian Crossing Experiments; title: The Long List of Pedestrian Crossing Treatments; title: Ch. 3. Methodology; title: Experimental Design And Field Methodology; title: Identification and Selection of Treatments; title: Site Selection; title: Ch. 4. Analysis Framework; title: Crossing Performance Characteristics; title: Crosswalk Usability Criteria; title: Field Evaluation Approach; title: Research Hypotheses; title: Ch. 5. Results; title: Channelized Turn Lane; title: Single-Lane Roundabout; title: Two-Lane Roundabout; title: Summary of results; title: Ch. 6. Study Extensions; title: Delay Estimation; title: Simulation Approach; title: Ch. 7. Interpretation and Application; title: Synthesis of Approach; title: Implications of Field Study Results; title: Policy Implications; title: Discussion; title: Implications for Facility Design; title: Wayfinding for Facility Design; title: Wayfinding and Alignment Treatments; title: Future Research Needs.