Drivers’ Lane-Changing Behavior at Bus Stops on Three-Lane Roadways

Drivers’ lane changing violations at a curbside bus stop on an undivided three-lane roadway were investigated. Logit models were developed to determine contributing factors to the violations. Bicycle lane presence, low opposing traffic volume and longer bus dwell time at a bus stop were associated with a higher probability of a lane changing violation by drivers waiting behind the stopped bus. More violations were observed on one-way left-turn lanes than two-way left-turn lanes during the study period. By combining various opposing traffic volumes and bus dwell times, a guidance chart of a lane-changing violation probability was developed, which can be applied when determining types of bus stops, their placement, and when developing safety programs for safer and better mobility on three-lane roadways. This study can be a valuable resource in improving safety and mobility program at bus stops on three-lane roadways because three-lane roadways are being used more often as part of sustainable surface transportation programs such as road diets.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP050 Bus Transit Systems.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Lee, Jung-Taek
  • Kweon, Young-Jun
  • Dittberner, Randy
  • Horodyskyj, Ivan M
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC
  • Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
• Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 15p
• Monograph Title: TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Bicycle lanes; Bus stops; Drivers; Lane changing; Logits; Three lane highways; Traffic safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01519332
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 14-3162
• Files: PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 24 2014 12:02PM