SELECTION OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT COUNTERMEASURES

A decision theory approach is proposed for selecting the optimal accident countermeasure when estimates of future accidents at a site and expected proportion of the accidents likely to be prevented by a countermeasure are uncertain. The decision model is transformed into a microcomputer program and a numerical example is used to illustrate the aptness of the approach and its ability to allow analysts to combine empirical data with informed judgement to make decisions systematically. The potential of the program to be expanded to operate with an extensive built-in knowledge base of accident and countermeasure attributes is discussed.

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• Authors:
  • Seneviratne, P N
  • SENEVIRATNE, A P
• Publication Date: 1988-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 145-151
• Serial:
  • Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: National Research Council of Canada
  • ISSN: 0315-1468
  • Serial URL: http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/loi/cjce

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Countermeasures; Decision theory; Microcomputers; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00476142
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 30 1988 12:00AM