Engineering design for pedestrian safety at highway-rail grade crossings

Thompson, Alison; Kennedy, Bernard; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

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Engineering design for pedestrian safety at highway-rail grade crossings

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

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Thompson, Alison ; Kennedy, Bernard

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Corporate Creators:

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

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Subject/TRT Terms:

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Best Practices Decision Trees Grade Crossing Protection Systems Pedestrians Pedestrian Safety Railroad Grade Crossings Railroad Safety Trespassers Warning Devices
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-VNTSC-FRA-15-01 ; DOT/FRA/ORD-16/24

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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
NTL Classification:

AGR-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY;NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RAIL TRANSPORTATION;NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Railroad Highway Grade Crossings;NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Safety;NTL-PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLES-Pedestrians;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Rail Safety;
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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Federal Railroad Administration Volpe Center
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urn:sha256:91bfddcbcb256d0c9faffc47c9694c5fcabbd9e9160c43dbec2c40e206bc7a64
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