Improved driver responses at intersections with red signal countdown timers |
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Institution: | 1. School of Psychological Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA;2. Department of Psychological Sciences & Brain Imaging Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA |
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Abstract: | Traffic Signal Countdown Timers (TSCTs) are innovative, practical and cost effective technologies with the potential to improve efficiency at signalized intersections. The purpose of these devices is to assist motorists in decision-making at signalized intersections with real-time signal duration information. This study focused specifically on driver responses in the presence of a Red Signal Countdown Timer (RSCT). A Linear Mixed Effect (LME) model was developed to predict the effect of RSCT on the headway of the first vehicle waiting on a red signal. The model predicted 0.72 s reduction in the headway of the first queued vehicle resulting from the presence of RSCT, while the observed difference in mean headway was 0.82 s. This result is suggestive of a reduction in start-up lost time at signalized intersections, i.e., an improvement in signalized intersection efficiency when an RSCT is present. |
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Keywords: | Red signal countdown timers (RSCTs) Signalized intersection efficiency Start-up lost time Headway |
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