THE NODAL METHOD OF COLLISION LOCATION
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCURATE AND EFFICIENT ACCIDENT LOCATION SYSTEMS IS OF PRIME IMPORTANCE TO THE HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC ENGINEER. DURING THE PAST TWO YEARS THE MAINE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION HAD DEVELOPED A LOCATION SYSTEM THAT IS BASED ON NETWORK PRINCIPLES WIDELY USED IN THE HIGHWAY PLANNING FIELD. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEMS, BEGINNING WITH A REVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE METHODS AVAILABLE AND ENDING WITH AN EVALUATION OF THE INITIAL RESULTS AS APPLIED TO THE 4,600 MILES OF FEDERAL-AID AND STATE HIGHWAYS. IN BRIEF, THIS INITAIL EXPERIENCE WITH THE NODE-LINK METHOD OF ACCIDENT LOCATION SUGGESTS THAT IT IS AN ECONOMICAL AND FLEXIBLE TOOL THAT HAS GREATLY ENHANCED THE CAPABILITY OF THE ENGINEERING STAFF TO UTILIZE FACTUAL DATA IN THE SAFETY PROGRAM./AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Paper sponsored by Committee on Highway Safety and presented at the 48th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Segal, Murray D
- Mallar, Roger L
- Publication Date: 1969
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 39-49
- Monograph Title: Safety and Accident Research
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 272
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Economics; Federal aid highways; High risk locations; Highway planning; Highway safety; Location; Networks; Roads; State highways; Systems; Traffic crashes
- Old TRIS Terms: Roadnet
- Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00220517
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Sep 22 1994 12:00AM