TRAFFIC CONTROL & ROADWAY ELEMENTS - THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO HIGHWAY SAFETY/REVISED. CHAPTER 1 RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS

THIS IS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS WHICH WILL UPDATE "TRAFFIC CONTROL & ROADWAY ELEMENTS - THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO HIGHWAY SAFETY." EACH YEAR, ABOUT 2,000 PERSONS ARE KILLED, ANOTHER 15 MILLION INJURED, WITH TOTAL PROPERTY LOSSES OF 100 MILLION DOLLARS AT RAILROAD GRADE CROSSINGS IN THE UNITED STATES. TEN FORMULAS ARE GIVEN FOR CALCULATING A HAZARD INDEX FOR RAILROAD CROSSINGS. ONE OF IMPORTANT FACTORS APPEARING IN EVERY FORMULA IS THE COMMUNICATIONS AND/OR CONTROL FUNCTION AT THE CROSSING. THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO ACCIDENTS IS THE SIMULTANEOUS ARRIVAL OF VEHICLE AND TRAIN. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT A DRIVER GET ENOUGH INFORMATION SOON ENOUGH SO THAT: (1) HE IS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR AN ACTUAL TRAIN SOON ENOUGH AND (2) HE HAS MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME TO STOP HIS VEHICLE IF NECESSARY. /BPR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • The Automotive Safety Foundation published the first three chapters in this series. The remaining nine chapters were published by the Highway Users Federation for Safety and Mobility. Chapter 2 is titled "Traffic Volume" and Chapter 3, "Illumination".
• Corporate Authors:

  Automotive Safety Foundation

  1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Richards, H A
  • Bridges, G S
• Publication Date: 1968

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: At grade intersections; Calculation; Hazards; Highway safety; Railroad grade crossings; Traffic control; Warning systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Computation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220756
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1970 12:00AM