OPTIMAL GEOMETRIC DESIGN DECISIONS FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY

RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GEOMETRIC DESIGN AND ACCIDENT LEVELS IS REPORTED. A FRAMEWORK IS SUGGESTED FOR MAKING DECISIONS RELATIVE TO SAFETY IMPROVEMENT. A PILOT APPLICATION IN THE MIDWEST IS DESCRIBED. /HRB/

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• Authors:
  • Haefner, Lonnie E
  • Morlok, Edward K
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 12-23
• Monograph Title: Highway Design Practices
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 371
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash rates; Decision theory; Design methods; Experiments; Geometric design; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design models
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226209
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309019842
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-011 999
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 7 1972 12:00AM