A comparative study of driver behaviour are a panda crossing and at a conventional light controlled crossing was made at two sites chosen for their similarity in situation and traffic and pedestrian flows. It was found that: 1) On the appearance of the amber signal the proportion of drivers stopping from various. On the appearance of the amber signal the proportion of driver stopping from various distances at the panda crossing was about 60 % of that the light controlled crossing; 2) During the red phase the proportion of drivers illegally passing the signal was higher at the panda than at the light controlled crossing 14.5 % compared with 3.6 %; 3) It is through that the poorer performance at the panda crossing may be due to the difference in the signalization of the crossing because: 1) Drivers may be less aware of the existence of the panda crossing because an illuminated signal is not present at all times, as it is at an ordinary light controlled crossing. The pulsating signal of the panda may appear less imperative than a constant light.
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