SIMPLE RAMP METERING DEVICE REDUCES REAR-END COLLISIONS

REAR-END COLLISIONS ON AN ATLANTA FREEWAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED ALMOST 90% OVER A 12-MONTH PERIOD BY RAMP METERING. SIGNS WERE TRIED BUT WERE NOT SUFFICIENTLY OBSERVED AND WERE REPLACED BY TRAFFIC SIGNALS, DETECTORS, AND SIGNS. IN ADDITION TO THE ACCIDENT REDUCTION, VOLUME WAS INCREASED. THE SIGNAL HAS BEEN WELL OBSERVED. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 19, No 7, PP 22-25
• Authors:
  • Thomas, J M
• Publication Date: 1969-6

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering, Inst Traffic Engr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freeways; Interchange ramps; Prevention; Rear end crashes; Safety; Traffic crashes; Traffic signals; Traffic signs; Traffic volume; Vehicle detectors
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeway ramps; Freeway traffic accidents; Metering
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220709
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 16 1970 12:00AM