MORE MONEY FOR "POOR" COUNTRY ROADS?

ACCIDENT RATES ON SECONDARY ROADS IN IOWA ARE RELATED TO THE AVERAGE VALUE OF FARM LAND PER ACRE AND TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE SECONDARY ROAD SYSTEM. ACCIDENT RATES ON THE PRIMARY SYSTEM WHEN PLOTTED ON A MAP DO NOT RESULT IN A DISTINCTIVE PATTERN AND ARE APPARENTLY NOT RELATED TO THESE VARIABLES. THE LACK OF CORRELATION FOR THE PRIMARY SYSTEM CAN PROBABLY BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE HIGHER DESIGN STANDARDS USED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. PRIMARY ROAD DESIGN, MAINTENANCE AND SIGNING STANDARDS ARE MUCH MORE CONSISTENT, WHILE THE SAME STANDARDS ON THE SECONDARY ROAD SYSTEM VARY FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY. IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE TOTAL ACCIDENT RATE ON THE SECONDARY ROAD SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF IOWA, MORE FUNDS MUST BE ALLOCATED FOR THE PROPER COUNTIES.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1519687
• Authors:
  • Bezkorovainy, G
• Publication Date: 1973-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 34-6
• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Correlation analysis; Crash rates; Primary highways; Rural highways; Secondary roads
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222218
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 17 1973 12:00AM