Examining generalization of motorist yielding at an adjacent crosswalk with variations of the gateway sign configuration
| Autor: | Jonathan Hochmuth, Ron Van Houten, Brian J. Crowley-Koch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Automobile Driving
050103 clinical psychology Offset (computer science) Sociology and Political Science Injury control Accident prevention 05 social sciences Accidents Traffic Poison control Walking Generalization Psychological Philosophy Schema crosswalk Humans Location Directories and Signs 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Safety Psychology Photic Stimulation Applied Psychology Simulation Pedestrians |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 53:2053-2066 |
| ISSN: | 1938-3703 0021-8855 |
| Popis: | The gateway sign configuration has been effective at increasing motorist yielding and reducing speeds at crosswalks. A gateway configuration uses in-street signs at a crosswalk on each edge of the roadway and on each lane line. Although this intervention is effective at increasing motorist yielding at uncontrolled crosswalks, the limits of the intervention have yet to be tested. The present study examined if 1) the effects of the gateway intervention on one crosswalk would generalize to an untreated adjacent crosswalk, and 2) if the effects of an offset configuration of signs which partially treated each crosswalk could maximize the effects of that generalization. Experiment 1 showed that less yielding occurred at the untreated crosswalk than at the treated crosswalk, though yielding was higher than baseline. In Experiment 2, results showed that an offset gateway configuration could produce comparable levels of yielding at both crosswalks. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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