INTERSECTION SAFETY DATA: COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND RESPONSE

There is no single national quantification of the red-light running problem using the specific measures of time-after-red, speeding, and percentage of traffic running the red. This paper reports on a project, which is taking the first step in attaining this knowledge through a partnership of the Federal Highway Administration, Precision Traffic Systems, and a group of local traffic engineering departments. The project also delivers detailed individual vehicle data that will support a greater understanding of the traffic safety issues specific to the intersections under study and can promote effective engineering and enforcement responses at those locations. Data collection equipment was installed at intersections in five cities in four states across the U.S. for one-month periods to collect traffic and red-light violation data. The behavior of general traffic is compared to traffic that ran the red light, and the behavior of both types of traffic is compared among intersections to provide a better national view of red light running characteristics. Additionally, common safety themes are explored across all intersections. The results of the data analysis are examined to determine how detailed local data can motivate intersection engineering improvements and tune both manned and automated red-light enforcement.

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  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Teffer, D W
  • Hasson, P
  • Sherwood, A
• Conference:
  • ITE 2004 Annual Meeting and Exhibit
  • Location: Lake Buena Vista, Florida
  • Date: 2004-8-1 to 2004-8-4
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 21p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Intersection elements; Law enforcement; Local transportation; Peak hour traffic; Red light running; Speeding; Traffic engineering; Traffic safety; Traffic violations
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00981504
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0935403876
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 3 2004 12:00AM