Evaluation of Restricted Crossing U-Turn Intersection as a Safety Treatment on Four-Lane Highways

At nine rural road intersections with four-lane divided highways in Maryland, conversion to the restricted crossing U-turn design reduced crashes by up to 44 percent and reduced the severe injury and fatality rate among crashes by 9 percent.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from the Institute of Transportation Engineers
• Authors:
  • Inman, Vaughan W
  • Haas, Robert P
  • Yang, C Y David
• Publication Date: 2013-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 29-35
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Volume: 83
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Divided highways; Four lane highways; Highway safety; Intersections; U turns
• Geographic Terms: Maryland
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01495789
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 2013 2:49PM