Every year, nearly 70,000 pedestrians are injured and over 4,700 are killed in traffic crashes in the United States. The 2004 Florida Crash Facts report indicates that these numbers are 7,551 injured and 504 killed in Florida alone this past year. Recent developments in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) show great promise in helping to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities on Florida’s highway system. However, the Department of Transportation and other agencies must be careful to select the proper ITS devices that will be expected to have the greatest benefit. The basic objective of this research effort will be to consolidate pertinent information on ITS applications related to pedestrian safety. The various applications are summarized and evaluated in terms of their effectiveness. (Author/publisher)
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