{"id":716,"date":"2014-05-31T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-31T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/2014\/05\/31\/pedestrian-countdown-signals-may-increase-inters\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T00:05:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T04:05:45","slug":"pedestrian-countdown-signals-may-increase-intersection-collisions-study-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinklaw.com\/blog\/pedestrian-countdown-signals-may-increase-intersection-collisions-study-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian Countdown Signals May Increase Intersection Collisions, Study Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pedestrian countdown signals have become a common feature at intersections throughout South Carolina and states across the country. These signals display the amount of time pedestrians have to cross the street before traffic signals will turn red. Although these signals have been adopted in cities all over the United States, as well as other countries, a new study detailed in a recent NPR<\/a> segment has found that they may pose unintended consequences – including increases in vehicle collisions at intersections.<\/p>\n

The study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Calgary, looked at the effects of installing countdown timers at close to 1,800 intersections in Toronto. The researchers found that while these timers lowered the number of pedestrian accidents, they increased the number of vehicle-to-vehicle collisions at intersections. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Some interesting findings from the study include:<\/strong><\/p>\n