Download or read book Traffic and Highway Geometric Characteristics Associated with Pedestrian Crashes in Virginia written by Nicholas J. Garber and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although motor vehicle traffic volume continues to increase, recent studies have shown that in most cities about 90 percent of all internal trips within the central business district are walking trips. Additionally, those rural areas experiencing high growth rates are also comending with increases in pedestrian traffic. As pedestrian traffic grows, and the inevitable conflicts between pedestrians and motorists become more frequent, it is axiomatic that the level of risk, particularly for the pedestrians, increases as well. Between 1990 and 1994, pedestrian deaths accounted for 10.1 to 12.5 percent of all traffic fatalities in Virginia. This figure suggests that pedestrian safety improvement can be a promising candidate for the attention of state safety program officials, and that innovative countermeasures should be reviewed. This study was initiated to determine the traffic and geometric characteristics that significantly affect the safety of different classifications of pedestrians as a first step in the identification of potentially effective countermeasures for reducing pedestrian deaths and injuries resulting from crashes with motor vehicles. Data for this project were obtained from police accident reports involving pedestrian crashes over a 3-year period (1988 through 1990). The data were analyzed using inferential statistics to determine the significant characteristics of pedestrian/motor vehicle crashes. The results indicate that age of the pedestrian, location of the crash, type of facility, the use of alcohol, and type of traffic control at the site have significant impact on the risk of pedestrian involvement and the likely severity of injury in motor vehicle crashes. Also, younger pedestrians are more likely to be involved in crashes than older pedestrians, and within city limits, pedestrian involvement rates are significantly higher within roadway sections that lie between the stop line at an intersection and a distance 150 ft. from the stop line.
Download or read book The Effect of Speed Flow and Geometric Characteristics on Crash Rates for Different Types of Virginia Highways written by Nicholas J. Garber and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although considerable progress has been made over the past several years in making highway travel safer, the frequency and severity of speed-related crashes on the nation's highways continue to be of concern. Understanding the factors associated with these crashes enables engineers to identify and implement effective countermeasures to reduce the probability of crashes. A number of studies have been conducted to determine the variation of crash rates as they relate to hourly traffic volumes, geometric characteristics, average speed, and speed variance. However, these studies have not established mathematical relationships that can be used to estimate changes in the crash characteristics as a result of the combined changes in speed, flow, and geometric characteristics. The establishment of direct mathematical models that describe the influence of these factors on crash characteristics would significantly enhance the efforts of traffic engineers to determine suitable countermeasures to reduce the occurrence and severity of crashes. This project develops mathematical relationships that describe the combined influence that traffic and geometric characteristics have on crash occurrences. This study was limited to roadways in the state of Virginia with speed limits of 89 or 105 km/h (55 or 65 mph). The data were obtained from speed monitoring stations established by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and from police accident reports from January 1993 to September 1995. Using the variables of mean speed, standard deviation of speed, flow per lane, lane width, and shoulder width to predict crash rates, different types of deterministic models, such as multiple linear regression, robust regression, and multivariate ratio of polynomials were fitted to the data. The multivariate ratio of polynomials was found to be the only mathematical model type that was successful in describing any relationship between the combined effects of changes in the speed, flow, and geometric characteristics of the road on crash rates. Based on this study, all of the models show that under most traffic conditions, the crash rate tends to increase as the standard deviation of speed increases. The effect of the flow per lane and mean speed on the crash rate varied with respect to the type of highway.
Download or read book Virginia State Documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pedestrian Safety in Virginia written by Dawn R. Eilenberger and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the research reported here was to evaluate the nature, characteristics, and severity of accidents involving pedestrians in Virginia and to determine whether or not these data would suggest the need for changes in Virginia traffic laws affecting pedestrians. An analysis of data on pedestrian accidents in Virginia revealed a number of situations that pose a significant risk of accident to pedestrians. A review of Virginia's pedestrian laws dealing with dangerous traffic situations showed that a number of revisions are called for to reduce pedestrian traffic risks. Comparisons between the Virginia Code, the Uniform Vehicle code, and pedestrian statutes from other states revealed a number of areas with which the Virginia Code does not deal or with which it deals in an unclear or inadequate manner. Recommendations for changes in the Virginia Code were formulated by revising existing Virginia regulations to more closely conform to the Uniform Vehicle Code and the statutes of other states. The need for proposed revisions to the Virginia Code was considered in terms of the identified traffic risks pedestrians face in Virginia.
Download or read book Safe Walking in the Commonwealth written by Charles B. Stoke and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Public interest in measures to make walking a safer form of personal conveyance manifests itself every several years in Virginia's General Assembly. Since 1981, the Virginia Transportation Research Council has conducted at least six studies regarding pedestrian safety, and two dealt specifically with legal issues. None of them, however, led to changes to the Code of Virginia (the Code). This study of pedestrian legislation and traffic safety was undertaken at the request of the Commissioner of Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles in response to concerns expressed to him by state and local government officials. The authors reviewed the relevant literature, analyzed Virginia's pedestrian crash data, examined and critiqued Virginia's Code and those of other states with regard to pedestrian issues, reviewed the Uniform Vehicle Code, and surveyed the departments of education of all states to ascertain their efforts with regard to pedestrian safety education. The study showed that a significant number of pedestrians continue to be killed and injured in Virginia and that many of these cases can be related to specific vehicle and pedestrian actions as well as the age of the victim. Annually, 10 to 12 percent of motor vehicle crash fatalities are pedestrians, an average of about 105 per year. Theanalysis of the Code revealed that particular sections are either confusing or ambiguous concerning the actions required by or prohibited to motorists, pedestrians, or both. The survey revealed that Virginia was doing about as well as other states in educating its public schoolchildren concerning pedestrian safety. The authors recommend that Virginia revise its crash report form, modify and add to the pedestrian statutes in the Code, and institute public education and enforcement campaigns to address pedestrian safety issues. A separate document details the recommended additions and deletions to the Code in legislative format and is available upon request from the authors.
Download or read book Factors Associated with Fatal Pedestrian Crashes in Virginia s Urban Areas 1985 1987 written by Michael E. Worthington and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1985 and 1987, a total of 400 pedestrians were fatally injured in Virginia; more than half of the pedestrian fatalities occurred in an urban area of the Commonwealth. Because little research had been conducted on urban pedestrian fatalities in Virginia, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles requested that the Virginia Transportation Research Council investigate the Commonwealth's urban pedestrian fatalities during the period 1985 to 1987. The purpose of the study was to identify situations and characteristics associated with urban pedestrian fatalities and, subsequently, to use the information to develop pedestrian safety measures. The study includes a literature review; an examination of accident reports of fatal pedestrian crashes occurring during the study period; and an analysis of pedestrian characteristics, driver actions, roadway and environmental factors, and vehicle factors present in the crashes. Overall, negligent pedestrian behavior contributed to urban pedestrian fatalities more than factors related to driver behavior, the roadway and environment at the crash site, or the vehicle itself. Alcohol use by the pedestrian was also found to be a major factor in urban pedestrian fatalities. High-risk periods are the end of the week and weekends, late afternoon to late evening, darkness, and fall and winter. Elderly pedestrians have greater difficulty negotiating complex situations and are more likely than younger persons to be fatally injured when struck by a vehicle. Across all age groups, males have a higher fatality rate.
Download or read book An analysis of factors contributing to walking along roadway crashes research study and guidelines for sidewalks and walkways written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Feasibility of Applying the Global Positioning System to Locate Motor Vehicle Crashes written by John Sanders Miller and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countermeasures for motor vehicle crashes are often determined after extensive data analysis of the crash history of a roadway segment. An important factor that drives the value of this analysis is the accuracy, or precision, with which the crash is located. Yet this location is only as accurate as the estimate of the police officer. In light of this, many have suggested that global positioning system (GPS) technology has the potential to increase data accuracy and decrease the time spent recording crash location data. Over 10 months, the locations of 34 crashes were determined using both the conventional method and a hand-held GPS receiver. The two methods were compared in terms of timeliness and precision. The benefits of any improved precision using the GPS were assessed through querying crash data analysts at the local level as to how the improved precision affected their consideration of potential crash countermeasures for five crashes selected from the sample. At the scene of the crash, the use of GPS receivers added up to an average of 10 extra minutes per crash, depending on how crash location was defined. There was an average disparity of 130 ft (39 m) between the location as determined with the GPS and conventional methods, presuming the GPS precision given in the literature is within 7 ft (2 m). However, although both the literature and survey responses revealed that greater precision will affect evaluation of crash countermeasures in some instances, many of the errors cited in conventional crash location methods arise from human error rather than precision. The authors provide recommendations for defining crash location uniformly, limitations of the methodology employed in this effort, and the types of countermeasures that may or may not benefit from improved precision.
Download or read book Transportation Weekly Government Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Roundabouts written by Lee August Rodegerdts and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2010 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 672: Roundabouts: An Informational Guide - Second Edition explores the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roundabouts. The report also addresses issues that may be useful in helping to explain the trade-offs associated with roundabouts. This report updates the U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, based on experience gained in the United States since that guide was published in 2000.
Download or read book Highway Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Motor Vehicle Accidents in Relation to Geometric and Traffic Features of Highway Intersections written by N. A. David and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Public Roads written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Highway Safety written by National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Highway Research News written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues for 1963- include section: Urban transportation research digest.
Download or read book Traffic and geometric characteristics affecting the involvement of large trucks in accidents written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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