THE SAFETY BENEFIT OF ARTERIAL STREET WIDENING

Based on a report by the authors for the City of Los Angeles Department of Traffic, the present summary describes the before and after accident history of 31.5 miles of urban arterial street widening involving 40 reaches of street. In all, 4,035 reported accidents were analyzed. Due to the large sample base studied, the degree of safety improvement shown might be considered for use as a guide for evaluating similar contemplated projects in other urban areas where there is insufficient local historical data. /Author/

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Fisher, J E
  • Camou, R E
• Publication Date: 1977-10

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 47
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Before and after studies; Crash reports; Data analysis; Highway safety; Mathematical analysis; Pavement widening; Streets; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Street widening
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167908
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1978 12:00AM