GEOMETRIC TREATMENTS FOR REDUCING PASSING ACCIDENTS AT RURAL INTERSECTIONS ON TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS. VOLUME 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPUTERIZED DATA BASE

The purpose of this research study was to identify passing accident problems at rural intersections, and to develop cost-effective geometric design treatments to reduce the number and severity of these accidents. Accident, geometric, traffic control, and volume data were collected and encoded on computer tape for 1,028 rural intersections located in 32 townships in Michigan. This volume describes the development of the data base; defines the data variables and the coding format; provides an overview of the programs written to process the data for analyses using SPSS, SAS, or OSIRIS IV; outlines the limitations of the data; and provides examples illustrating the use of the data base to identify safety problems at rural intersections. This report is the second in the series. second in the series.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB85-183721.
• Corporate Authors:

  Progressive Consultants Corporation

  Southfield, MI  United States  8309
• Authors:
  • Parker, M R
  • Flak, M A
  • Tsuchiyama, K H
  • Wadenstorer, S C
  • Hutcherson, F
• Publication Date: 1983-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 129 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Databases; Geometric design; Intersections; Passing; Rural highways; Safety; Traffic safety; Two lane highways
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00450268
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA/RD-83/075
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 8:58PM