OPTIMAL GEOMETRIC DESIGN DECISIONS FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY
RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GEOMETRIC DESIGN AND ACCIDENT LEVELS IS REPORTED. A FRAMEWORK IS SUGGESTED FOR MAKING DECISIONS RELATIVE TO SAFETY IMPROVEMENT. A PILOT APPLICATION IN THE MIDWEST IS DESCRIBED. /HRB/
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Authors:
- Haefner, Lonnie E
- Morlok, Edward K
- Publication Date: 1971
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 12-23
- Monograph Title: Highway Design Practices
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 371
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash rates; Decision theory; Design methods; Experiments; Geometric design; Safety
- Uncontrolled Terms: Design models
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226209
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309019842
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-011 999
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM