THE EFFECT OF SIGNAL COORDINATION ON INTERSECTION SAFETY

This paper describes an investigation into the effect of traffic signal coordination on safety and suggests a methodology by which traffic safety could be incorporated into signal coordination. Three phases were involved: a) establishment of the relationship between number of stops and rear-end accidents, b) calibration of the optimisation model (TRANSYT 7F) and c) an investigation of the effects of signal coordination on safety. The effects of 4 different signal phasing schemes were investigated for different intersection spacings and different traffic volumes. Operational costs are discussed. For the covering abstract see IRRD 875078.

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• Authors:
  • Al-Ofi, K A
  • Ergun, G
  • Ratrout, N T
  • AL-SENAN, S H
  • AL-ALMADI, H M
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 297-309
• Serial:
  • TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AND ROAD SAFETY. PROCEEDINGS OF SEMINAR G HELD AT THE 23RD PTRC EUROPEAN TRANSPORT FORUM, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, SEPTEMBER 11-15 1995. VOLUME P394
  • Publisher: PTRC Education and Research Services Limited
  • ISSN: 0952-3103

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Costs; Intersections; Mathematical models; Rear end crashes; Safety; Traffic control; Traffic signal control systems
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 455: Junction; 597: Linked signals; 6473: Mathematical model; 1620: Rear end collision; 1665: Safety; 654: Traffic control
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00719778
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-86050-284-8
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 26 1996 12:00AM