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Pavement Markings/ Crosswalk Striping <br />Traffic Control Devices <br />Purpose <br />Provide a designated, marked location for <br />pedestrians to cross residential street and <br />make drivers more aware of potential <br />pedestrian conflicts. <br />Effects <br />Volumes <br />No effect <br />Speed <br />No effect <br />Traffic Noise and Air <br />No effect <br />Traffic Safety <br />Research has shown that marked crosswalks at uncontrolled intersection <br />are unrelated to pedestrian safety. <br />Advantages <br />• Reasonably effective at identifying locations with potential pedestrian <br />conflicts. <br />• Helps to concentrate pedestrian activities at specific intersection and on <br />specific legs of intersections. <br />Disadvantages <br />• At uncontrolled intersections, appears to create a false sense of security in <br />pedestrians – the 8” white line willstop the oncoming 4,000 pound vehicle. <br />• Costly to maintain. <br />• Not required to establish legal cross-walk locations. <br />Problems Targeted <br />• Concentrating pedestrian crossing activities, particularly when combined <br />with other strategies such as advanced warning signs, systems of <br />sidewalks, enforcement, etc. <br />Design <br />• Marking cross walks is not necessary to establish legal crossing locations <br />and is unrelated to pedestrian safety. <br />•Marked crosswalks may be part of a program to designate walking routes <br />and concentrate pedestrian crossings when combined with other strategies. <br /> <br />