SAFETY BENEFITS OF ACCESS MANAGEMENT

There have been several definitions offered for access management but they all embrace the same notion--the systematic control of the location, design, and operation of all driveways and public street connections to a roadway. Access management saves lives and reduces the frequency of fatal injury and property damage accidents. This paper will focus on the safety impacts of access management. Information on what has been learned about the safety benefits of access management and how agencies should evaluate access management for the program level and specific projects will be presented.

• Corporate Authors:

  Colorado Department of Transportation

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  Transportation Research Board

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  Federal Highway Administration

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• Authors:
  • McGee, H W
  • Hughes, W E
• Conference:
  • First National Access Management Conference
  • Location: Vail, Colorado
  • Date: 1993-8-1 to 1993-8-4
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 287-291

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access control (Transportation); Benefits; Control; Fatalities; Highway design; Highway planning; Public transit; Safety management; Transportation system management
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00761228
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 12 1999 12:00AM