RIGHT-TURN-ON-RED: CURRENT PRACTICES AND STATE-OF-THE-ART

Right-turn-on-a-circular-red traffic signal (RTOR) is a practice which has gained wider acceptance. However, there is still disagreement on whether, where, and how RTOR should be implemented. To determine past experiences with RTOR, a literature review and a survey of state and city practices was conducted. The state-of-the-art summary contains information on accidents, delay, capacity, level of service, gap acceptance, and signing. The data collected to date indicate that RTOR does not significantly increase accidents but does reduce right-turn delay.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-230 996.
• Corporate Authors:

  Voorhees (Alan M) and Associates, Incorporated

  Cambridge, MA  United States 

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • McGee, H W
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 102 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis of variance; Cities; Cities and towns; Crash reports; Gap acceptance; Guidelines; Highway traffic control; Intersections; Level of service; Management; Performance evaluations; Policy; Questionnaires; Regional planning; Reviews; Right turn on red; Signalized intersections; Signs; State of the art studies; States; Statistics; Surveys; Traffic crashes; Traffic delays; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Capacity; Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: State planning; Stop signals
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00090474
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-75- 5 Intrm Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-8251
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 29 1976 12:00AM