A study of 6,003 New York City intersections showed that when pedestrians are given a head start before the light turns green for drivers, crashes that injure pedestrians significantly decrease.
The potentially life-saving tweak to signal timing has been implemented at some Sacramento intersections, but not many.
“Leading pedestrian interval is a strategy that the city of Sacramento is interested in implementing,” said Megan Carter, Transportation Division manager at the Department of Public Works. “It’s on the radar. Very much so.”…