IS A NEAR-ACCIDENT NEARLY AN ACCIDENT? AN EXPLORATIVE ANALYSIS OF NEAR-ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAY-CROSSINGS

IS EEN BIJNA-ONGEVAL BIJNA EEN ONGEVAL? EEN EXPLORATIEVE ANALYSE VAN DE BIJNA-ONGEVALLEN OP OVERWEGEN

1915 so-called near miss accidents on level crossings were counted by railway drivers in 1971 in the Netherlands. A near miss was defined as the traversing of a level crossing when the safety installation was working, or - in absence of this - the traversing when the train according to the judgement of the driver was already very close. With the aid of a prediction formula, by which the number of expected accidents on level crossings can be forecasted, it is possible to pursue a policy based on objective safety norms for example regarding the kind of level crossing safety measures. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Amsterdam University

  Psychology Department
  Amsterdam,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Paymans, P J
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 84 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash risk forecasting; Forecasting; Grade crossing protection systems; Methodology; Near crashes; Near midair crashes; Railroad grade crossings; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Safety; Warning systems
• Identifier Terms: Nederlandse Spoorwegen
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Grade crossing protection
• Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00132886
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: R&D Rept.
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 13 1977 12:00AM