ACCIDENT PATTERNS ON ARTERIAL STREETS IN DUBLIN WITH ABOVE AVERAGE ACCIDENT RATE 1980/82

An examination of the complete list of high accident locations in Dublin City showed that a number of urban arterial streets had a higher than average accident rate. It was decided to examine accident patterns on these streets with a view to determining the type and severity of accidents occurring. The following is a list of the streets studied. Finglas Road, North Circular Road, Harold's Cross Road, Merrion Road, Malahide Road, Upper Drumcondra Road, Rathmines Road, Howth Road, Lower Gardiner Street, Amiens Street, Oscar Traynor Road, Ballygall Road West, Swords Road, Lower Drumcondra Road, Ballyfermot Road, Crumlin Road. Accidents are analysed for year 1980-1982 inclusive. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  National Institute for Phys Planning & Constr Res

  St Martin's House, Waterloo Road
  Dublin 4,   Ireland 
• Authors:
  • McCarthy, M
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 32 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Crash analysis; Crash rates; Crash severity; Crashes; High risk locations; Streets; Traffic crashes; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Ireland
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1663: Accident black spot; 1612: Accident rate; 8049: Ireland; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391088
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: An Foras Forbartha Teoranta
• Report/Paper Numbers: RS 312 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1985 12:00AM