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... The audience for these guidelines includes state, county, and city traffic engineers; transit agencies; roadway designers; and urban planners; as well as consultants for these groups and agencies. The research team developed and presented recommendations to the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to revise the MUTCD pedestrian warrant for traffic control signals.
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... In addition to collecting motorist yielding behavior for general population pedestrians, the data collection personnel also staged street crossings to ensure consistency among all sites as well as adequate sample sizes. The study found that the crossing treatment affects motorist compliance.
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