ACCIDENTS AND TRAFFIC CONFLICTS AT JUNCTIONS

The problem of accident at junctions, which feature largely in road accidents in Great Britain, is reviewed. An analysis of the national statistics of injury accidents indicates the extent to which accidents features at different types of junction and the relative risks for different classes and ages of road user. Two techniques developed for studying junction accidents are described: one method assesses the safety of an individual junction by studying the vehicle movements which result in near accident or conflict situations: the other combines accident data for junctions of similar layout by location sampling. Examples of the application of these techniques to rural junctions are given and possible remedial measures are considered. The need to extend this work to urban junctions is stressed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Russam, K
  • SABEY, B E
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 17 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash exposure; Drivers; High risk locations; Injuries; Intersections; Near crashes; Near midair crashes; Statistics; Traffic conflicts; Travelers
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway user characteristics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00136280
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: TRRL Rpt. LR514
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 13 1976 12:00AM