Development of Accident Modification Factors for Rural Frontage Road Segments in Texas
In some states, frontage roads are frequently used along freeway and fully controlled principal arterial corridors. Their primary function is to provide access between the arterial, or freeway, and adjacent developed property. Little information about the safety performance of rural frontage roads exists. This paper describes the development of a safety performance function (SPF) and accident modification factors (AMFs) for rural frontage road segments. Both one-way and two-way frontage road operations are addressed. The AMFs quantify the relationship between specific changes in geometric design and road safety. The findings from this research show that wider lanes and shoulders are associated with a reduction in segment-related collisions. In addition, the data suggest that the presence of edge marking has an impact on rural two-way frontage road safety. The SPF developed for this research indicates that, for the same traffic volume, rural frontage road segments experience about the same number of severe crashes as typical rural two-lane highways.
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Authors:
- Lord, Dominique
- Bonneson, James A
- Publication Date: 2007
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 20-27
- Monograph Title: Geometric Design and the Effects on Traffic Operations 2007
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
- Issue Number: 2023
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash modification factors; Crash rates; Edge lines; Frontage roads; Geometric design; Highway design; Highway safety; Road markings; Road shoulders; Rural highways; Safety engineering; Width
- Uncontrolled Terms: Safety performance functions
- Geographic Terms: Texas
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01044785
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780309104500
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 30 2007 6:59AM