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Can this "HAWK" STOP LIGHT make walking feel SAFE again?

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Middle-of-the-block crosswalks are terrible. Most do not qualify for a stop light. I meet the inventor of the Pedestrian Hybrid (HAWK) beacon, a traffic device that fixes America's forgotten crosswalks. Buy me tacos 😀🌮► / roadguyrob Ask a road question ► https://www.roadguyrob.com/interchange ------------------------- Sources cited: ------------------------- Fitzpatrick and Park. Safety Effectiveness of HAWK Pedestrian Treatment. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications... Schultz, G. G. Compliance at Pedestrian Crossings. https://www.westernite.org/annualmeet... Herms, B. F. Pedestrian Crosswalk Study: Accidents in Painted and Unpainted Crosswalks. https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs... Zegeer, Steward, Huang. Safety Effects of Marked versus Unmarked Crosswalks at Uncontrolled Locations: Final Report and Recommended Guidelines. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications... Lalani and Lord. Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized C

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Introduction

Mid-Block Crosswalk Problem

Attempts to Fix Them

Pedestrian Stop Lights

The HAWK Beacon

Hot Buttons

No Complaints

Being Fair

Can this "HAWK" STOP LIGHT make walking feel SAFE again?

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2022Jan 17

Middle-of-the-block crosswalks are terrible. Most do not qualify for a stop light. I meet the inventor of the Pedestrian Hybrid (HAWK) beacon, a traffic device that fixes America's forgotten crosswalks. Buy me tacos 😀🌮► / roadguyrob Ask a road question ► https://www.roadguyrob.com/interchange ------------------------- Sources cited: ------------------------- Fitzpatrick and Park. Safety Effectiveness of HAWK Pedestrian Treatment. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications... Schultz, G. G. Compliance at Pedestrian Crossings. https://www.westernite.org/annualmeet... Herms, B. F. Pedestrian Crosswalk Study: Accidents in Painted and Unpainted Crosswalks. https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs... Zegeer, Steward, Huang. Safety Effects of Marked versus Unmarked Crosswalks at Uncontrolled Locations: Final Report and Recommended Guidelines. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications... Lalani and Lord. Improving Pedestrian Safety at Unsignalized Crossings. https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/... Cottrell, W. D. Developments of New Pedestrian Crossing Guidelines in Utah. https://trid.trb.org/view/745481 ------------------------- Time sections: ------------------------- Introduction (0:00) Mid-Block Crosswalk Problem (0:52) Attempts to Fix Them (4:02) Pedestrian Stop Lights (6:19) The HAWK Beacon (8:39) Hot Buttons (12:02) No Complaints (14:29) Being Fair (15:40)

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Road Guy Rob

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