AN EVALUATION OF THE RAIL-HIGHWAY CROSSING SAFETY PROGRAM IN MICHIGAN

An analysis of Michigan's rail-highway crossing accidents for 1971-1981 using regression analysis was performed with statewide accidents as the dependent variable and time the independent variable. The calculated regression line accounted for almost none of the variance. Statewide accidents 1971-1981 could not be characterized by a continuous, increasing or decreasing straight line. A similar analysis with rail-crossing accidents as the dependent variable and time as the independent variable yielded a negatively sloping line (i.e. decreasing trend with time). Together these analyses indicated rail-crossing accidents were declining during a period of fluctuating statewide accident experience. To explain this decline exposure data were investigated. The evidence from this investigation, as presented in this article, makes it difficult to attribute a major share of the credit for the reduction of rail-crossing accidents to the Michigan rail-highway crossing improvement program.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Briglia Jr, P M
• Publication Date: 1984-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 43-47
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash exposure; Evaluation; Railroad grade crossings; Regression analysis; Safety; Safety programs; Traffic safety
• Geographic Terms: Michigan
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390419
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 912
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1984 12:00AM