ANALYSIS OF URBAN ARTERIAL ROAD AND STREET ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE. VOLUME II--FINAL REPORT

The purpose of this research study was to examine the specific characteristics of urban arterial traffic accidents, and to identify general causal elements and related countermeasures that can be used to reduce the rate and severity of these accidents. Accident, geometric, traffic control, and volume data were collected and analyzed for 8,678 one-tenth-mile (0.16-km) roadway segments located in 19 metropolitan areas. The result of the analyses provides further evidence that sprcific geometric, traffic control, volume, and environmental conditions influence accident frequency and rate on urban roadways. Guidelines that can be used to identify accident problems and to select countermeasures are provided in this report. One important product of this research was the development of a comprehensive computerized accident and roadway data base that can be used to explore in greater detail specific urban arterial accident problems and possible solutions.

• Corporate Authors:

  Goodell-Grivas Incorporated

  17320 West Eight Mile Road
  Southfield, MI  United States  48075

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Safety and Traffic Operations, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Datta, T K
  • Parker Jr, M R
  • Randolph, D A
• Publication Date: 1982-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 148 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Countermeasures; Crash causes; Crash rates; Crash severity; Data analysis; Data collection; Geometric elements; Guidelines; Mathematical analysis; Metropolitan areas; Safety; Streets; Traffic control; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety; Traffic volume
• Old TRIS Terms: Geometrics data
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457041
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-82-137, FCP 31K1-068
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-9500
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 27 2004 9:38PM