Technical Articles
LightGuard Systems, Inc. has published these technical articles:
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Crossing streets at uncontrolled midblock locations can pose a serious risk to pedestrians,
accounting for as many as 26 percent of all crashes according to a review of crash data from six
states...
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Various types of illuminated, active, in-pavement marker (IPM) systems are emerging that
offer a range of designs and functional features intended to warn, guide, regulate, or provide
illumination for...
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Many local agencies throughout California have been installing actuated embedded pavement
lights adjacent to busy crosswalks. These lights flash only when pedestrians are present to alert
approaching...
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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has used in-street pedestrian crossing signs and
in-roadway warning lights to improve pedestrian safety. A comprehensive study of crosswalk
safety was...
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An illuminated crosswalk is a relatively new traffic control device that is being used
throughout the nation to alert approaching motorists to the presence of pedestrians in or about to
enter the...
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Three fatal traffic incidents involving pedestrians and vehicles occurred during the
1990s in the vicinity of the subject intersection which has a painted crosswalk as well
pedestrian crossing warning...
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Located in the Puget Sound region, Kirkland Washington is a suburb of Seattle and has a population of approximately 50,000. The Kirkland City Council recognizes pedestrian safety and walkability as...
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Accidents involving pedestrians on crosswalks are a common cause of road fatalities.
In-pavement flashing warning lights have been proposed as a means of increasing the
conspicuity of a crosswalk when...
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Report On TraxAlert™ At Grade Highway/Railroad Crossing
Paramount Boulevard & Rosecrans Avenue Intersection
Paramount, California...
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The purpose of this study is to test the experimental use of in-pavement LED lights installed at the stop bar of a pedestrian crosswalk....
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In response to an unusually high incidence of pedestrian/vehicle collisions, the City of Santa Rosa, California,
initiated a new concept in proactive pedestrian warning systems for uncontrolled...