REPORT TO CONGRESS. RAILROAD-HIGHWAY SAFETY, PART I: A COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The report identifies the extent and nature of the safety problem associated with railroad - highway intersections nationwide and to pedestrians along railroad rights-of-way, particularly within and near urban areas. A cost-benefit analysis is employed to present the problem in order of magnitude. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with the Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, D.C.
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 134 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Crash investigation; Grade crossing protection systems; Highways; Intersections; Pedestrian safety; Railroad grade crossings; Railroads; Safety; Traffic safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Grade crossing protection
• Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00039840
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 9 1977 12:00AM