CORRELATION OF PAINTED TRAFFIC SIGNAL POLES AND INTERSECTION ACCIDENT RATES
THE QUESTION OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERSECTION ACCIDENTS AND THE TREATMENT OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL POLES WAS INVESTIGATED. AN INVENTORY OF ALL YELLOW-PAINTED AND UNPAINTED POLES AT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS WAS MADE AND CATEGORIZED AS TO LAND USE. ACCIDENT RATE DATA WAS COMPARED STATISTICALLY. MEAN ACCIDENT RATES AT PAINTED AND UNPAINTED SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS WERE NOT FOUND TO DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 40, No 11, PP 50-53, 3 TAB, 1 REF
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Authors:
- Terry, D S
- Wildy, D S
- Publication Date: 1970-8
Media Info
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash rates; Highway safety; Intersections; Maintenance practices; Roadside structures
- Old TRIS Terms: Marking
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226281
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 29 1972 12:00AM