FHWA (Federal Highway Administration) has responded to poor signal timing in the U.S. by putting together a comprehensive Signal Timing Manual. This is the most thorough document I have seen on traffic signal timing. It covers every aspect of traffic signals – policy/funding, signal design, timing plan design, implementation, and maintenance. The hardest part is getting the funding to cut the technicians and engineers loose.
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Thanks for sharing!
It really helps!
(I didn’t know this news before visiting this blog)
Thanks for the blog. I would like to add a comment about the square traffic signal displays. I noted rectangular signal displays that would change color and provide worded messages and symbols in an article I wrote titled “The Dreamer’s Guide to the Next Generation of Traffic Signal Systems” that was published in the July-August 2007 IMSA Journal. You may want to look at that article for additional ideas on alternative signal display designs.