ANALYSIS OF AUSTRALIAN GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENT STATISTICS

Road and railway speeds and traffic volumes have increased leading to a potential increase in the risk of an accident and an increase in the number of potential conflicts. However the level of risk has been mitigated by the development of numerous treatments to control the passage of road traffic, and sometimes trains, at these level crossings. This paper provides a comparison of the accident data for public level crossings in Australia. In particular the accident rates for the different types of level crossing protection are compared. Some recommendations are provided with respect to the reporting and recording of accident data. Also recommendations are provided with respect to the management of level crossing asset records and characteristics data. These include recommendations for a national uniform approach and standard for accident data, a national uniform approach and standard for the assessment of level crossing risk and acceptable risk level, and development of a code of practice and establishment of minimum requirements for the maintenance of asset records and characteristics data. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E207956.

• Corporate Authors:

  Monash University

  Wellington Road
  Clayton, Victoria  Australia  3800
• Authors:
  • FORD, G
  • MATTHEWS, A
• Conference:
  • INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RAILROAD-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING RESEARCH AND SAFETY, 7TH, 2002, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 12P + APPENDICES p.
• Monograph Title: Proceedings: Seventh International Symposium on Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Research and Safety: Getting Active at Passive Crossings: Wednesday, Thursday 20-21 February 2002, Melbourne, Australia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Crash rates; Crash severity; Crashes; Fatalities; Hazards; Injuries; Injury severity; Railroad grade crossings; Risk assessment; Safety; Statistics; Traffic control
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1612: Accident rate; 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 1602: Fatality; 2163: Injury; 452: Level crossing; 9150: Risk; 9129: Risk assessment; 1665: Safety; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 6555: Statistics; 654: Traffic control
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00940117
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 4 2003 12:00AM