Overview of Safety Countermeasures for Wrong-Way Driving Crashes

Driving the wrong way on high-speed, physically divided highways, namely wrong-way driving (WWD), has been a consistent issue in the United States since the introduction of the interstate system in the 1950s. This type of crash, which constitutes only about 3 percent of crashes on these facilities, tends to be more severe, increasing the probabilities for fatalities or incapacitating injuries. Despite numerous countermeasures to mitigate WWD issues in the nation, little research has been conducted to investigate the effectiveness and level of acceptance of these countermeasures. The purpose of this paper is to fill this gap by assessing the information gathered from a survey at the first National WWD Summit held in July 2013 and by studying emerging countermeasures currently employed in various jurisdictions. On the basis of analyzing the survey results and implemented countermeasures, insight into various aspects of WWD countermeasures is provided.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
• Authors:
  • Pour-Rouholamin, Mahdi
  • Zhou, Huaguo
  • Shaw, Jeffrey
  • Tobias, Priscilla
• Publication Date: 2014-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 31-38
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 84
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Fatalities; Injuries; Interstate highways; Surveys; Traffic crashes; Wrong way driving
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01552089
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 29 2015 9:20AM