INTERSTATE SYSTEM ACCIDENT AND DESIGN MODELS

THE OBJECTIVE IS TO RELATE THE ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE ON THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM TO THE GEOMETRIC AND TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM. TWENTY-FOUR STATES PARTICIPATED IN THE STUDY. THE STUDY WAS DIVIDED INTO (1) HIGHWAY DATA, INCLUDING GEOMETRICS AND DESIGN FEATURES; (2) TRAFFIC DATA, INCLUDING VOLUMES DISTRIBUTED OVER A 24-HOUR PERIOD, COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC, AND SPEED DATA; AND (3) ACCIDENT DATA. MOST OF THE MATHEMATICAL MODELS WERE COMPUTERIZED; THE COMPUTER PROGRAM AND THE INTERSTATE MODELS PROGRAM CAN BE UTILIZED TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF DESIGN ALTERNATIVES AUTOMATICALLY.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 12 Pp, 3 FiG, 5 TAB, 7 REF
• Authors:
  • Fee, J C
• Publication Date: 1971-12

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Am Assoc State Highway Officials Proc

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Crashes; Design; Geometric elements; Mathematical models; Safety; Traffic
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design features
• Old TRIS Terms: Geometrics data
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226167
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM