Pedestrian Signal Safety for Older Persons
Source: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety report, Pedestrian Signal Safety for Older Persons, states that in the jurisdictions studied, pedestrian signals timed to accommodate walking speeds of 4 feet per second (the speed recommended for signal timing purposes in the current edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices) would accommodate the majority of younger pedestrians, and would accommodate an average speed, but would not accommodate an older pedestrian walking at the 15th percentile speed for older pedestrians.
