Using Basic Collision Data to Manage Road Safety

The purpose of this paper is to describe an incremental analysis methodology which may be used to manage road safety using only historical collision data and tools no more advanced than a spreadsheet for those road agencies which lack the resources to apply more advance techniques. Although the methodologies of this paper are not new, it is the first to describe the analysis within a multi-disciplinary framework. A further breakdown of collisions by emphasis area is used to identify the top areas of safety concern that require the involvement of engineering, enforcement, health, and education combined. In addition, a more detailed analysis looks for the over-representation of different collision types by emphasis area allowing agencies to identify locations where specific collisions are occurring at higher proportions than would statistically be expected. The paper provides example calculations to illustrate over-representation, which can then be applied to emphasis area collisions.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

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• Authors:
  • Masliah, Maurice
  • Bahar, Geni
• Conference:
  • Annual Conference & Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada, 2006. Congres et exposition annuels de l'Association des transport du Canada, 2006.
  • Location: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island , Canada
  • Date: 2006-9-17 to 2006-9-20
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 14p
• Monograph Title: Transportation without Boundaries

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Crash data; Crash injuries; Crash injury research; Crashes; Data collection; High risk locations; Highway safety; History; Law enforcement; Management; Methodology; Safety engineering
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; History; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I81: Accident Statistics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01038722
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781551872250
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 2006 11:07AM