EVALUATION OF TRAFFIC LANE-USE CONTROL SIGNS

AN EVALUATION IS PRESENTED AS AFFECTED BY THE INSTALLATION OF OVERHEAD LANE-USE CONTROL SIGNS ON ONE-WAY TRAFFIC SECTIONS OF SU-12 IN ADVANCE OF SIX INTERSECTIONS IN THE CITY OF WAYNE, WAYNE COUNTY. THE INSTALLATION OF THE SIGNS (COSTING $6,602 FOR SIX OVERHEAD SIGN SUSPENSION ASSEMBLIES) CONTRIBUTED TO THE REDUCTION IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS BY 44% (88 TO 49) IN A ONE YEAR PERIOD. DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE INCIDENCE OF ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY TURNING FROM THE WRONG LANE WAS REDUCTED BY 58% (31 TO 13). THIS ACCIDENT REDUCTION, ACCORDINT TO A NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL CRITERIA, RESULTED IN SAVINGS OF 47,900 TO THE MOTORING PUBLIC. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No Tsd-SS-112-69, 16PP, 2 TAB, 11 FIG
• Corporate Authors:

  Michigan Department of State Highways

  State Highways Building, PO Drawer K
  Lansing, MI  United States  48904
• Authors:
  • Hoffman, M R
• Publication Date: 1969-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Crash analysis; Crash rates; Lane use control signals; Overhead traffic signs; Prevention; Safety; Traffic crashes; Traffic lanes; Traffic signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic direction
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225840
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 26 1971 12:00AM