USING GIS IN THE ANALYSIS OF TRUCK CRASHES

An analysis effort was undertaken to illustrate the advantages of a geographic information system (GIS)-based crash analysis system. The problem selected was the identification and analysis of high-truck-crash locations, both along designated truck corridors and on other roadways within Wake County, North Carolina. The goal of the study was to determine if there are benefits to using a GIS-based crash referencing system over the traditional data bases that contain crash, roadway feature, and operations data that can be linked by location. Specific objectives for the project included: 1) identifying high-truck-crash locations using the GIS-based system, and 2) exploring the applicability of non-traditional data bases to this type of analysis. This summary report presents the results of this analysis.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/99119/99119.pdf
• Summary URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35777
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Publication Date: 1999-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • HSIS Summary Report
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Geographic information systems; High risk locations; Truck crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Spatial referencing
• Geographic Terms: Wake County (North Carolina)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00784541
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-99-119
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 11 2000 12:00AM