IMPROVED SIGNAL VISIBILITY REDUCES ACCIDENTS

TO EVALUATE EFFECTIVENESS OF VISIBILITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THREE ARTERIAL STREET SECTIONS HAVE BEEN STUDIED. THE STUDIES INVOLVED COMPARISONS OF ACCIDENT PATTERNS AT INTERSECTIONS ALONG STREETS BEFORE AND AFTER IMPROVEMENTS. THE VOLUME COUNTS WERE TAKEN ALONG ARTERIALS AND ON CROSS STREETS DURING BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER PERIODS. THE SPEED LIMIT ON EACH OF THREE STUDY SECTIONS WAS 35 MPH THROUGHOUT STUDY PERIODS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 42-44, 2 FIG, 4 TAB
• Authors:
  • Kassan, A L
  • Crowder, T F
• Publication Date: 1969-6

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering, Inst Traffic Engr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Before and after studies; Crash rates; Prevention; Safety; Streets; Traffic counting; Traffic signals; Traffic volume; Visibility
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225750
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1970 12:00AM