Engineering design for pedestrian safety at highway-rail grade crossings

Thompson, Alison; Kennedy, Bernard J

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Engineering design for pedestrian safety at highway-rail grade crossings

2016-07-01
By Thompson, Alison ; Kennedy, Bernard J

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Thompson, Alison ; Kennedy, Bernard J
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-VNTSC-FRA-15-01;DOT/FRA/ORD-16/24
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Technical report; Aug 2013-Dec 2014
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Abstract:

A number of pedestrian treatments at railroad grade crossings have been developed and are used throughout the United States. The decision of when to use these treatments is generally a matter of best practices, using a decision tree, or conducting a site ; assessment. There has been little research on the efficacy of particular treatments. More important, because pedestrian treatments are seldom, if ever, used in isolation, there is no known research on what particular configurations of available pedestrian treatments provide the highest level of safety. ; A USDOT 2010 policy statement encourages transportation agencies to improve opportunities for pedestrian and bicyclists. The United States Access Board, in turn, has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish guidelines to address public right of ; way issues for people with disabilities. In anticipation of more non-motorized users of varying abilities making use of pedestrian grade-crossing facilities, it is important that the efficacy of pedestrian treatments at grade crossings be fully understood.
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RR97A7/MJ576
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12306/dot_12306_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 4.41 MB]
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Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
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