THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SAFETY EXPERIENCE

Because of the increased interaction between light rail vehicles (LRVs), motor vehicles, and pedestrians, LRT systems across the United States and Canada have placed top priority on strategies to minimize collisions and conflicts between LRVs, motor vehicles, and pedestrians. This paper presents an updated summary of LRT/motor vehicle and LRT/pedestrian accident characteristics at ten LRT systems in North America, evaluated during 1994 and 1995 as part of the Transportation Research Board, Transit Cooperative Research Program, Project A-5, "Integration of Light Rail Transit into City Streets." The paper also summarizes the types of collisions and their potential causes, and identifies operating and design concepts to improve LRT safety. The final report containing the findings of the TCRP Project A-5 has been approved by the review panel, and recently been published by the Transportation Research Board (TCRP Report 17, 1996).

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • Farran, J I
  • Korve, H W
  • Levinson, H S
  • Mansel, D M
• Conference:
  • Traffic Congestion and Traffic Safety in the 21st Century: Challenges, Innovations, and Opportunities
  • Location: Chicago, Illinois
  • Date: 1997-6-8 to 1997-6-11
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 97-103

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash types; Crashes; Design; Improvements; Light rail transit; Motor vehicles; Operations; Pedestrians; Psychological conflict; Safety; Studies
• Uncontrolled Terms: Accident studies; Design features; Operational analysis
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00739676
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784402434
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 8 1997 12:00AM