Effectiveness of Flashing Lights and Flashing Lights with Gates in Reducing Accident Frequency at Public Rail-Highway Crossings, 1975-1978

Morrissey, Joseph; Input Output Computer Services Incorporated

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Effectiveness of Flashing Lights and Flashing Lights with Gates in Reducing Accident Frequency at Public Rail-Highway Crossings, 1975-1978

1980-04-01
By Morrissey, Joseph

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Creators:

Morrissey, Joseph
Corporate Creators:

Input Output Computer Services Incorporated
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

United States. Federal Railroad Administration ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Less -
Subject/TRT Terms:

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Accident Rates Accident Risk Forecasting Cost Allocation Cost Effectiveness Flashing Traffic Signals Gates Grade Crossing Protection Systems Mathematical Models Prevention Railroad Grade Crossings Risk Assessment Safety Traffic Safety Warning Devices Warning Systems
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-FRA-80-19 ; FRA-RRS-80-005

DOT-TSC-FRA-80-19 ; FRA-RRS-80-005 Less -
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration
NTL Classification:

AGR-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY;AGR-INFRASTRUCTURE-Railroads;NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Railroad Highway Grade Crossings;NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Safety;NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RAIL TRANSPORTATION;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Rail Safety;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY;
Abstract:

The Highway Safety Acts of 1973 and 1976, and the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, provide funds to individual states to improve safety at public rail-highway crossings. The report was undertaken in support of a U.S. DOT effort to develop a resource allocation model designed to select and rank crossings, and recommend warning device improvements in a cost-effective manner. Input to the model included the effectiveness of active warning devices, flashing lights and flashing lights with gates, in reducing accident potential. The effectiveness is defined as the percentage of accident reduction at crossings which result from the installation of warning devices. The report is based on inventory and accident data available from computerized FRA data bases, and computes new effectiveness values in three categories: (1) flashing lights at formerly passive crossings, (2) flashing lights with gates at formerly passive crossings, and (3) flashing lights with gates at crossings formerly equipped with flashing lights only.
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DOT-TSC-1533
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Volpe Center
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urn:sha256:f4c50e75a0e000517f71c209b574289208c8d1ba60e55dbc2419a8508146a8d1
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10246/dot_10246_DS1.pdf
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