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OFFICE OF SAFETY Proven Safety Countermeasures Leading Pedestrian Interval A leading pedestrian interval (LPI) gives pedestrians the opportunity to enter the crosswalk at an intersection 3-7 seconds before vehicles are given a green indication. Pedestrians can better establish their presence in the crosswalk before vehicles have priority to turn right or left. LPIs provide the following benefits: FHWA’s Handbook for Designing • Increased visibility of crossing Roadways for the Aging Population pedestrians. recommends the use of the LPI at intersections with high turning vehicle • Reduced conflicts between volumes. Transportation agencies Safety Benefits: pedestrians and vehicles. should refer to the Manual on Uniform 13% • Increased likelihood of motorists Traffic Control Devices for guidance on yielding to pedestrians. LPI timing and ensure that pedestrian signals are accessible for all users. reduction in pedestrian- • Enhanced safety for pedestrians Costs for implementing LPIs are very vehicle crashes at who may be slower to start into the low when only signal timing alteration intersections.1

be slower to start into the low when only signal timing alteration intersections.1 intersection. is required. An LPI allows a pedestrian to establish a LPIs reduce potential conflicts between presence in the crosswalk before vehicles are pedestrians and turning vehicles. given a green indication. Source: FHWA Source: FHWA For more information on this and other FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures, please visit https://highways.dot.gov/ safety/proven-safety-counter measures and https://highways. dot.gov/sites/fhwa.dot.gov/ files/2022-06/fhwasa19040.pdf. 1 (CMF ID: 9918) Goughnour, E., D. Carter, C. Lyon, B. Persaud, B. Lan, P. Chun, I. Hamilton, and K. Signor. “Safety Evaluation of Protected Left-Turn Phasing and Leading Pedestrian Intervals on Pedestrian Safety.” Report No. FHWA-HRT-18-044. Federal Highway Administration. (October 2018) FHWA-SA-21-032