Research Article

Impact of Vehicular Countdown Signals on Driving Psychologies and Behaviors: Taking China as an Example

Table 3

Attitudes of surveyed drivers on green countdown signal controls.

QuestionsOptionsProportion (%)

(10) Do you support setting up a green countdown signal at intersections? [single choice](A) Support.80.02
(B) Do not support.17.89
(C) Does not matter.2.09
(D) Others.0.00

(11) If the green countdown signal control is set up at intersections, what kind of impact will this have on you? [single choice](A) Through the countdown signal, I can see the green time decreasing. Thus, I accelerate to pass through the intersection as fast as possible in this phase, thereby increasing my chances of red-light running.23.98
(B) Through the countdown signal, I can see the green time decreasing. Thus, I can control vehicle speed better, which reduces my chances of red-light running.68.32
(C) Neither the countdown signal nor the non-countdown signal has an impact on me.6.76
(D) Others.0.95

(12) Which of the following control modes of green countdown is better? [single choice] (A) The countdown from the beginning to the end of the overall period of green light is better.44.81
(B) Beginning to show the countdown 30 s before the end of the green light is better.10.37
(C) Beginning to show the countdown 20 s before the end of the green light is better.19.31
(D) Beginning to show the countdown 10 s before the end of the green light is better.25.50

(13) When a green light changes to a red light, which transition do you think is more reasonable? [single choice] (A) Non-countdown green → yellow → red.13.99
(B) Countdown green → yellow → red.47.86
(C) Non-countdown green → countdown green → yellow → red.28.83
(D) Non-countdown green → countdown green → red.9.32