RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED LAWS AND MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES

This Research Note presents a brief summary of a search of the literature dealing with accident rates following the adoption of right-turn-on-red (RTOR) laws. In all studies cited the accident rates are higher than FHWA's 1976 national projection of increased crashes due to RTOR. The studies referred to include motor vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle accidents.

• Corporate Authors:

  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

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  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Authors:
  • ZADOR, P L
• Publication Date: 1982-9

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 2 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle crashes; Crash rates; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Right turn on red; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00376292
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Research Note 104, HS-034 193
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1983 12:00AM