Development of Guidelines for the Deployment of Flashing Yellow Arrow Traffic Signals in Indiana (FYA)

It is estimated that roadway safety can be enhanced in Indiana through the addition of Flashing Yellow Arrows as an engineering option at traffic signals for protected/permitted turns. The addition of such a signal would serve to provide consistency between similar signal indications. The implementation of this technology may reduce crashes up to 30% at intersections. Statewide implementation of this may provide additional opportunities for INDOT to receive federal safety funds, resulting in a lifesaving and revenue positive change. Currently, Indiana does not have a comprehensive set of guidelines for statewide implementation practices; such will be remedied through this research.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $70791.00
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR-3725

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation JHRP

  Purdue University
  1284 Civil Engineering Building, Room 4154
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907-1284
• Principal Investigators:

  Rescot, Robert

• Start Date: 20130218
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20141121
• Source Data: RiP Project 33649

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guidelines; Traffic control; Traffic signals
• Uncontrolled Terms: Flashing yellow arrow
• Geographic Terms: Indiana
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01560217
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Indiana Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR-3725
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 10 2015 1:00AM