ACCIDENT PREDICTION CURVES FOR TWO LANE RURAL HIGHWAYS IN WYOMING

THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCIDENT, INJURY, AND FATALITY PREDICTION CURVES FOR TWO-LANE RURAL HIGHWAYS IN WYOMING IS REPORTED. THE DATA USED IN THE STUDY CONSISTED OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS, TRAFFIC COUNTS, AND ACCIDENT RECORDS. THE RESULTS DISCLOSED A LOW CORRELATION FOR FATALITIES VS. ACCIDENTS, INDICATING THAT ACCIDENTS ARE NOT A GOOD MEASURE OF FATALITIES. THE INJURY PREDICTION CURVE APPROXIMATES THREE INJURIES FOR EVERY FOUR ACCIDENTS. THE ACCIDENT PREDICTION CURVE HAD A HIGH CORRELATION COEFFICIENT, ALSO.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 114 Pp, 3 FIG, 6 REF, 8 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Wyoming, Laramie

  Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center, 710 Garfield
  Laramie, WY  United States  82070
• Authors:
  • King, W P
• Publication Date: 1971-6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Correlation analysis; Crash rates; Disasters and emergency operations; Fatalities; Forecasting; Hazards and emergency operations; Highway safety; Injuries; Rural highways; Statistical analysis; Traffic crashes; Traffic volume; Two lane highways
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221389
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 29 1971 12:00AM