The Department of Transportation (DOT) has installed pedestrian countdown signals at fourteen intersections along Ocean Parkway. They're between Ditmas Avenue and Avenue R. The signals let pedestrians know how many seconds remain for them to get across the street safely, before cars get a green signal again.
Federal data for 2007 through 2009 shows seven pedestrian deaths on Ocean Parkway. The DOT reports that countdown signals have been helping pedestrians avoid getting caught in the middle of a crosswalk when the signal changes, particularly on wide streets.
Countdown signals will eventually be at all major intersections along Ocean Parkway from Park Circle to Sea Breeze Avenue.
