Highlight from American Walks:
No Right-Turn on Red
When attempting to turn right on red,
vehicles must look left to see if the road
is clear; drivers often forget to look
right before turning and may not see
pedestrians to their right. Restricting
right-turns on red can reduce confl icts
between vehicles and pedestrians.
Blank out turn restriction signs are more
effective than conventional “No Right
Turn on Red” signs. “No Right Turn on
Red” signs that specify time-of-day
restrictions or “When Pedestrians are
Present” are confusing to motorists and
are often disregarded.
Pedestrian Recall
Pedestrian recall gives pedestrians a
“Walk” signal at every cycle. No pushbutton or detection is necessary since
a “Walk” signal will always be given.
Pedestrian recalls are useful in areas
with high levels of pedestrian activity.
They demonstrate that an intersection
is meant to serve both vehicles and
pedestrians. In general, pedestrian recall
should be used if pedestrians actuate
a “Walk” signal 75 percent of the time
during three or more hours per day
https://americawalks.org/wp-content/upload/America-Walks_Signalized_Intersections_Report_2012.pdf
When an intersection in Canberra Australia was changed to Pedestrian Recall, the rate of dangerous crossings* by pedestrians dropped from 73% to 45%.
* Dangerous crossings include (a) crossing against a red signal and (b) crossing away from the intersection. Each of these is estimated to be eight times as dangerous as crossing on green.
There is more information at https://grapevine.net.au/~mccluskeyarundell/MRsignals.html