SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION SAFETY IN EUROPE

More than one third of the intersection-related fatal crashes in the United States occur at signalized intersections. The Federal Highway Administration, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and National Cooperative Highway Research Program sponsored a scanning study of Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to review innovative safety practices in planning, designing, operating and maintaining signalized intersections. The delegation observed that highway safety improvements are a priority in the European countries visited, with an emphasis on reducing fatalities. Programs for intersection safety focus on reducing vehicle speed through innovative methods, using computerized signal timing optimization programs, and providing road users with consistent information. The scanning team's recommendations for U.S. implementation include developing a model photo enforcement program to reduce red-light running, enhancing dilemma-zone detection at high-speed rural intersections, and promoting roundabouts as alternatives to signalized intersections. The team also recommends controlling vehicle speed through intersections with such techniques as speed tables, pavement markings and changeable message signs.

• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50015
• Corporate Authors:

  American Trade Initiatives

  P.O. Box 8228
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22306-8228

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of International Programs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Fong, G
  • Kopf, J
  • Clark, P
  • COLLINS, R
  • CUNARD, R
  • Kobetsky, K
  • Lalani, N
  • Ranck, F
  • Seyfried, R
  • Slack, K
  • Sparks, J
  • Umbs, R
  • Van Winkle, S
• Publication Date: 2003-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 105 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Actuated traffic signal controllers; Dilemma zone; Fatalities; Geometric design; Highway planning; Pedestrian safety; Red light running; Road markings; Roundabouts; Rural areas; Signalized intersections; Study tours; Traffic control devices; Traffic safety; Traffic signal timing; Traffic speed; Variable message signs
• Identifier Terms: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; National Cooperative Highway Research Program; U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Photo enforcement
• Geographic Terms: Germany; Netherlands; Sweden; United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00975151
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-PL-04-004
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-99-C00005
• Files: NTL, TRIS, TRB, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 2 2004 12:00AM