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Road Safety Performance Associated with Improved Traffic Signal Design and Increased Signal Conspicuity

Acknowledgement

The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) and the BC Ministry of Transportation (BC MOT) for their financial and/or resource commitment to this project.

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