BEFORE-AND-AFTER ANALYSIS OF SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON I75 IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
IN AN ATTEMPT TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIOUS SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES OF I75 IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY, A BEFORE-AND-AFTER ANALYSIS OF ACCIDENTS WAS CONDUCTED. SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS WERE: (1) A VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNING SYSTEM IN THE NORTHBOUND DIRECTION; (2) A NEW JERSEY-TYPE MEDIAN BARRIER WALL; AND (3) GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS GUARDRAIL END TREATMENTS, BREAK-AWAY SIGN INSTALLATIONS, CONTOUR GRADING, ETC. RESULTS INDICATE THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS WERE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING THE OVERALL ACCIDENT RATE. SEPARATE ANALYSIS ALSO REVEALED THAT VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS WERE EFFECTIVE IN BRINGING ABOUT A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN ACCIDENT RATES. THERE WERE NO FATALITIES DURING EITHER OF THE DATA COLLECTION PERIODS. HOWEVER, ACCIDENT SEVERITY INCREASED AFTER THE IMPROVEMENTS. RESULTS WERE INFLUENCED BY LOW SKID RESISTANCE, CONTINUED WEAR IN WHEEL TRACKS, AND INCREASING CONGESTION THROUGHOUT THE STUDY SECTION. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- RES REPT NO 344 3 APP
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Corporate Authors:
Kentucky Department Highways
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Authors:
- Pigman, J G
- Cornette, D L
- Publication Date: 1973-1
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 13 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Breakaway supports; Crash rates; Crash severity; Data collection; Fatalities; Guardrails; Median barriers; Prevention; Safety; Variable message signs
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00224618
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
- Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
- Created Date: May 15 1974 12:00AM