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Intersection Lighting
Median Guardrail

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OTHER OTHER

Intersection Lighting

Adding intersection and / or pedestrian-scale lighting at intersections increases the visibility of all road users . This countermeasure is most effective at reducing or preventing collisions at intersections at night or in lowlight conditions . When lighting pedestrian crosswalks , it is helpful to use lighting analysis to avoid designs that inadvertently introduce glare or backlight pedestrians , making it hard for motorists to see them .
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Median Guardrail

The installation of median guardrail is most suitable for use in traversable medians having no or little change in grade and cross slope . While these systems may not reduce the frequency of crashes due to roadway departure , they can help prevent a lanedeparture crash from becoming a head-on collision .
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Relevant Crash Types Nighttime Angled Crashes at Signalized Intersections Angled Crashes at Unsignalized Intersections Sideswipes Pedestrians at Signalized Intersections Motorcycle
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Increase Attentiveness and Awareness
Relevant Crash Types Fixed Object
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Remove Severe Conflicts
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APPENDIX B : COUNTERMEASURES TOOLBOX B-45