ACCIDENT PRONE LOCATIONS IDENTIFICATION AND CORRECTION

BY THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, ACCIDENT PRONE LOCATIONS MAY BE IDENTIFIED. THE TYPE OF ACCIDENT, HEAD-ON COLLISIONS, WITH ANIMALS, ALCOHOL USAGE, MAY BE CORRELATED WITH THE TYPE OF VEHICLE, AND PAVEMENT QUALITY AND THE EFFECT OF ICY CONDITIONS. ONCE THESE FACTORS ARE ESTABLISHED AND A PATTERN EMERGES, STEPS TOWARD CORRECTION OF ANY DEFECTS MAY BE TAKEN /CGRA/.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 6pp, 2fig
• Authors:
  • Couturier, R P
• Conference:
  • Western Assoc Can Hwy Officials Proc
• Publication Date: 1965-4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Animals; Automobiles; Crash causes; Crash investigation; Crash rates; Crash types; Drunk driving; Frontal crashes; High risk locations; Ice; Identification systems; Location; Pavements; Railroad grade crossings; Traffic crashes; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Identification; Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219806
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 17 1994 12:00AM