FREEWAY ACCIDENT REPORTING AND CLEARANCE PROCEDURES ON THE GULF FREEWAY
INVESTIGATION IS MADE OF THE DELAY TO FREEWAY TRAFFIC INDUCED BY THE OCCURRENCE OF MINOR ACCIDENTS. THE GULF FREEWAY SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL CENTER USES A TELEVISION SYSTEM FOR SURVEILLANCE AND A DIGITAL COMPUTER FOR DATA COLLECTION AND CONTROL. THESE WERE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH A VIDEO TAPE RECORDER TO STUDY THE POST-ACCIDENT EVENTS. ANALYSES OF REPORTING, ARRIVAL, CLEARANCE, AND INVESTIGATION SITES OUT OF SIGHT OF FREEWAY TRAFFIC COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE DELAY CAUSED BY GAPERS BLOCK. CONSTRUCTION OF A SERIES OF INVESTIGATION AREAS UNDERNEATH THE FREEWAY OVERPASSES IS PROPOSED FOR IMPLEMENTATION. /BPR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Hpr, 2-8-69-139
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Corporate Authors:
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
Arlington, TX United States 76011Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp
11th and Brazos Streets
Austin, TX United States 78701Bureau of Public Roads /US
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Goolsby, M E
- Publication Date: 1969-3
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Crash reports; Data collection; Digital computers; Freeways; Television cameras; Traffic crashes; Traffic delays; Traffic surveillance
- Old TRIS Terms: Freeway traffic accidents
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00219722
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Bureau of Public Roads /US
- Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Oct 7 1994 12:00AM