It is sometimes observed that right turning traffic, while paying attention to watch out for gaps from the opposite stream of vehicles, fail to give way to pedestrians using the alongside crossings. In our local traffic environment, motorists are allowed to filter through gaps before the protected right turn phase. This maximises the capacity of the junction but may compromise the safety of pedestrians. To enhance pedestrian safety at such locations, a trial using static sign and intelligent road studs was carried out to assess their respective effectiveness. Both technical aspects and public acceptance were assessed. Road user behaviour was analysed via before-and-after studies and a perception survey was carried out in the vicinity of the trial locations. There is a significant increase in the percentage of motorists giving way to pedestrians after the measures are implemented. The survey results show favourable response from the public on the new road safety device called intelligent road studs (IRS). (A). For the covering abstract of the conference see E216632.
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