State-of-the-art of ITS to Address Non-Signalized Rural Intersection Safety in Minnesota

In keeping with the targeted crash analysis and countermeasure approach that has been effective throughout the Toward Zero Deaths program (http://www.minnesotatzd.org), the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) (http://www.dot.state.mn.us) and its county and private industry partners have identified an ongoing safety challenge at rural stop-controlled intersections. Crashes at these intersections continue to represent a significant share of transportation fatalities and injuries throughout rural Minnesota. According to Minnesota Motor Vehicle Crash Facts (https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/ots/educational-materials/Documents/CRASHFACTS- 2010.pdf), stop-controlled intersections were the site of 9,956 crashes in 2010, resulting in 63 fatalities and 5,065 injuries. In addition to intersection lighting, signing and geometric improvements, transportation agencies are turning to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) as another tool for improving safety. A variety of dynamic intersection warning systems have been developed and tested in many states. No specific guidance has been available for these systems in regard to design or evaluation and this has resulted in a fairly broad range of approaches.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
• Corporate Authors:

  ITS America

  1100 17th Street, NW, 12th Floor
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Starr, Ray A
  • Jackels, Jon V
• Conference:
  • 19th ITS World Congress
  • Location: Vienna , Austria
  • Date: 2012-10-22 to 2012-10-26
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: CD-ROM;
• Pagination: 3p
• Monograph Title: 19th ITS World Congress, Vienna, Austria, 22 to 26 October 2012

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatalities; Highway safety; Intelligent transportation systems; Rural highways; State of the art; Traffic crashes; Unsignalized intersections; Warning signals
• Identifier Terms: Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01501812
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 23 2013 7:52AM