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Our #Tuesday Trivia question this week has to do with a relatively new traffic signal
, drivers
may encounter in #MontgomeryCountyMD and throughout #Maryland.
What are these signals called?Why are they installed?
#visionzero #pedestriansafety #pedestrians #streetwise #trivia
The Answer: Hybrid Pedestrian Beacons, also known as signalized pedestrian
beacons or high intensity activated crosswalk (HAWK) beacons are used for mid-block crossings
or where the traffic volume is too low to warrant a continuously cycling traffic signal 
bit.ly/4iyC4jC #visionzero #MDOT #MDSHA #Maryland
@MontgomeryCountyMDDOT Does MDDOT mail information about these new lights, and other new stuff like signs and roundabouts, to licensed drivers as part of a continuing-education program?
@benlk Yes, our Vision Zero Pedestrian Safety Outreach Team provides tips and literature to drivers at all of their outreach events. Which include events at MVA Offices, Hawk Signal locations, the County Fair and other locations throughout the year. More information about their efforts can be found here https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-PedSafety/Resources/Files/2024-Ped-Safety-Outreach-Report.pdf
@MontgomeryCountyMDDOT Outreach event only hit the people who are civically engaged. Do you have a communications channel which targets _every licensed driver_?
@MontgomeryCountyMDDOT high intensity activated crosswalk beacon?