Pedestrian Safety Guide and Countermeasure Selection System
Vehicle-pedestrian incidents often occur at intersections where a pedestrian is crossing the street during a WALK interval. Source: Gina Coffman (2012)
LPIs can be programmed into traffic signals to minimize conflicts between pedestrians crossing a roadway and left or right turning vehicles. LPIs give the pedestrian the WALK signal 3-7 seconds before the motorists are allowed to proceed through the intersection.20
By giving pedestrians a head start, it is less likely that there will be conflict between pedestrians and turning vehicles. LPIs increase the percentage of motorists who yield the right of way to pedestrians because pedestrians are in the crosswalk by the time the traffic signal turns green for parallel vehicle movements.