Florida traffic engineers receive biennial safety award

摘要

Accidents involving pedestrians dropped 17% during the two years after St. Petersburg installed solar-powered flashing beacons at 33 intersections throughout the city, earning the Stormwater, Pavement, and Traffic Operations Department a 2009 National Roadway Safety Award from the Federal Highway Administration and Roadway Safety Foundation.rnOn average, yielding rates jumped from 2% to 82% at crosswalks with the pedestrian-activated beacons.