Prevention of wrong way accidents on freeways

Senate bill 233 (Davis 1987) required a current study on the wrong-way problem on freeways. This report discusses solutions developed over the years to prevent wrong way driving by Caltrans, results of recent camera surveillance studies and the current annual wrong way monitoring program. To determine if other states had developed any new solutions to the problem, traffic engineers from all the states were surveyed. The recommendations to prevent wrong way accidents are in the areas of sign maintenance, annual accident monitoring using a check list process, ramp and intersection design, and reducing drunk drivers. It also recommends the purchase of new still camera, video, or movie camera and detector equipment, and continuing the pavement light experiment in San Diego (A).

• Corporate Authors:

  California. Department of Transportation. Division of Traffic Operations

  Sacramento, California  United States 
• Authors:
  • Copelan, J E
• Publication Date: 1989-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 95p
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: FHWA/CA/TE-89-2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access roads; Behavior; Crash analysis; Data collection; Drivers; Drunk driving; Freeways; Highway design; Highway safety; Interchanges; Road markings; Traffic safety; Traffic signs; Wrong way driving
• ATRI Terms: Access road; Crash analysis; Crash countermeasure; Data collection; Drink driving; Driver behaviour; Freeway; Interchange; Pavement marking; Road design; Road safety; Traffic sign; Wrong way driving
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01411908
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 24 2012 2:41AM