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Stops and goes of traffic signals

This booklet describes how the safety and/or effectiveness of traffic signals could be improved. It draws attention to those elements of traffic signals that auditors have frequently found to compromise safety and/or efficiency.

11. Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the members of the peer review group, Ross Thomson (North Shore), Ray Moriarty (RMHK Pty Ltd), Peter Evans (Transit New Zealand) and Bob Gibson (Land Transport NZ) for their assistance in preparing this booklet. Valuable feedback was also received from Bill Sissons (Christchurch City Council). We would also like to thank Tim Hughes (Land Transport NZ) for permission to use his analysis of the data of crashes at traffic signals controlled intersections.