VEHICLE CLEARANCE INTERVALS - DEFENSE

As the result of a traffic accident that occurred at a signalized intersection, litigation was initiated and the Plaintiff held that the City was at fault for an inadequate clearance interval. This paper has been prepared from the viewpoint of a traffic engineer serving as an expert for the Defense. The facts of the case based upon the Traffic Accident Report prepared by the investigating police, intersection plan, signal timing chart, and physical conditions are described here.

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Pringle, W S
• Conference:
  • Compendium of Technical Papers, 64th ITE Annual Meeting
  • Location: Dallas, Texas
  • Date: 1994-10-16 to 1994-10-19
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 403-405

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clearance interval (Traffic signal cycle); Expert evidence; Intersections; Signalized intersections; Traffic crashes; Traffic engineering
• Old TRIS Terms: Expert testimony; Intersection collisions
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00716691
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1996 12:00AM