Western Australian school crossing safety initiatives.

Author(s)
Mabbott, N.A.
Year
Abstract

Western Australia is continuously attempting to improve the already excellent safety record of incidents at warden controlled school crossings. Recent initiatives have included the use of flashing amber lights at crossings in various locations and newly developed flags for the traffic wardens. This project was supplemented with a recognition study of the conspicuity of the flags in the field. It was found that both traffic wardens and motorists agreed that due to the colours and contrasts of the new flags, motorists were able to see them from further away and were able to be better prepared to stop at the crossing. It is recommended that the flags be tested for luminosity and contrast and be presented to Standards Australia for inclusion into the standards. Another study was conducted to assess the safety of using flashing amber lights at school crossings. The evidence suggested that the safest behaviour was evident when the lights were installed at the crossing site itself and activated by the warden for each individual crossing. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E206143. This paper may also be accessed by Internet users at: http://www.rsconference.com/index.html

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C 27739 (In: C 27675 CD-ROM) /73 / ITRD E206215
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In: Regain the Momentum : Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 18-20 November 2001, 9 p.

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