Online Survey of Driver Comprehension of the Flashing Yellow Arrow for Right-Turn Signal Indications
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This project was funded by the Oregon Department of Transportation under study number SPR 789. The authors would like to recognize the contributions of time and technical expertise provided by Mark Joerger, Julie Kentosh, Katie Johnson, and Scott Black with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).
Published In
Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems
Document Type
Post-Print
Publication Date
7-2020
Subjects
Traffic safety -- Oregon, Pedestrians -- Oregon, Automobile drivers -- Behavior -- Analysis, Pedestrians -- Safety measures
Abstract
This paper presents the results of an online survey of licensed driver comprehension of the right-turn signal displays with a focus on the flashing yellow arrow (FYA) and also including the circular green and red and red arrow. Recruitment postcards were mailed to a random sample of 9,872 residents in Oregon. The online survey yielded 399 responses. The open-ended responses were coded for comprehension and analyzed. The results suggest that FYA for right turns is well understood by Oregon drivers despite its current novelty (only two locations at the time of the research). Importantly, survey respondents were more likely to recognize the yielding requirement of the permissive movement and associate the yielding with pedestrians with the FYA over the circular green (CG) display. The research also confirmed that the expected driver response to the red arrow display for right turns is not well understood (only 52% of the respondents correctly stated the expected driver response). Binary logistic regression modeling revealed that the driver’s age and their educational level were significant factors in comprehension.
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DOI
10.1061/JTEPBS.0000376
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/33380
Citation Details
Kothuri, S., Monsere, C., Jashami, H., & Hurwitz, D. S. (2020). Online Survey of Driver Comprehension of the Flashing Yellow Arrow for Right-Turn Signal Indications. Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 146(7), 04020058.
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©2020 American Society of Civil Engineers
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems, 146(7), 04020058.