REPORT TO CONGRESS. RAILROAD-HIGHWAY SAFETY PART II: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESOLVING THE PROBLEM

A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS IS MADE OF THE RAILROAD-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING PROBLEM NATIONWIDE. AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS IS EMPLOYED TO ASSESS THE NEED FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC GRADE CROSSINGS. ALTERNATIVE LEVELS OF IMPROVEMENT NEEDS ON A NATIONWIDE BASIS ARE SET FORTH INCLUDING THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF IMPROVEMENTS, COSTS, ANTICIPATED REDUCTIONS IN ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES, AND TOTAL BENEFITS. ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF FINANCING AN EXPANDED PROGRAM OF PUBLIC GRADE CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS PRESENTED TO AID THE CONGRESS IN THEIR DELIBERATIONS ON THIS MATTER. AN EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT COSTS AMONG THE RAILROADS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND OTHERS IS RECOMMENDED. SPECIFIC ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE PROBLEMS OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ALONG RAILROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN DENSELY POPULATED URBAN AREAS; PRIVATE CROSSINGS; HIGH-SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS; AND RAILROADS IN URBAN AREAS. (AUTHOR) PREPARED IN COOPERATION WITH THE FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION, WASHINGTON, D.C. SEE ALSO PART I, PB-206 792.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1972-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 119 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Crash investigation; Highways; Pedestrian safety; Railroad grade crossings; Railroads; Recommendations; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Pedestrian protection
• Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222167
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 8 1973 12:00AM