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Effects of Yellow Rectangular Rapid-Flashing Beacons on Yielding at Multilane Uncontrolled Crosswalks

The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has released a report that explores the effects of rectangular rapid-flashing beacons (RRFB) at uncontrolled marked crosswalks. The RRFB device is a pedestrian-activated beacon system located at the roadside below side-mounted pedestrian crosswalk signs.



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