A STUDY OF TRAFFIC CONFLICTS AT SIX INTERSECTIONS

Traffic conflict data have been obtained for six intersections using the technique of observation and definition of conflicts established in a previous study at one of the sites. Serious conflict and injury accident frequencies are shown to be positively related between different junctions and between different locations within a given junction. These data validate the use of the traffic conflict technique as a relatively rapid method of study of junction safety. At each intersection studies of vehicle speed and flow have been made and the important influence on conflicts of vehicles other than those primarily involved has again been shown. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Spicer, B R
• Publication Date: 1973

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 22 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Injuries; Intersections; Traffic crashes; Traffic flow; Traffic speed
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1612: Accident rate; 2163: Injury; 455: Junction; 5408: Speed; 671: Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00260596
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: TRRL LR551
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 6 1974 12:00AM