SAFETY OF ONE-WAY URBAN STREETS

The relative safety of one-way streets as compared to two-way streets was studied by comparing accident rates for the two types of streets in one city during the same time period (a cross-sectional design). The study population consisted of all single-carriageway streets in Jerusalem and all injury accidents that occurred on these streets during a 3-year period, 1983 through 1985. Streets were grouped according to class--arterial, collector, or local--and location--in the central business district (CBD) and elsewhere. Accident rates by type of accident--pedestrian and other (vehicle)--were compared within each group of streets. Rates were calculated separately for midblock sections and for intersections. The study concentrated on collector and local streets. In general, one-way streets do not contribute to an improvement in safety relative to two-way streets.

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• Authors:
  • Hocherman, I
  • Hakkert, A S
  • Bar-Ziv, J
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 22-27
• Monograph Title: SAFETY RESEARCH: ACCIDENT STUDIES, ENFORCEMENT, EMS, MANAGEMENT AND SIMULATION 1990
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1270
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Central business districts; Crash rates; Crash types; Intersections; One way traffic; Streets; Traffic safety
• Geographic Terms: Jerusalem
• Old TRIS Terms: Collector distributor roads; Local street
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00602708
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-309-05052-9
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Dec 31 1990 12:00AM