Developing inexpensive crash countermeasures for Louisiana local roads : [technical summary].

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Developing inexpensive crash countermeasures for Louisiana local roads : [technical summary].

2014-03-01
By Schneider, Helmut

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Schneider, Helmut
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Louisiana Transportation Research Center
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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) ; Louisiana. Dept. of Transportation and Development
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Publication/ Report Number:

SIO No. 30000240 ; LTRC Project No. 10-5SS
Resource Type:

Brief
Geographical Coverage:

Louisiana
Corporate Publisher:

Louisiana Transportation Research Center
Abstract:

Local road crash countermeasures are an important part of the overall eﬀ orts to reduce crashes and their severity in ; Louisiana. The eﬀ orts to develop a local road safety program are hampered by the lack of an appropriate risk assessment ; and low cost countermeasures that enable local agencies to reduce crash frequencies with limited budgets. This project ; deals with both issues. First, statistical models were developed to assess the risk of local road segments with respect to ; crash frequencies. Secondly, low cost countermeasures were researched and recommended for individual road segments ; based on current geometric features, crash frequency, and type of crashes. Thirdly, a score was developed for each road ; segment that incorporates the risk, beneﬁ ts of improvements, and cost, which allows ranking of road projects. Fourthly, ; guidelines for a local road safety improvement program are provided to allow local agencies to develop procedures for a ; systematic system-wide road improvement methodology.
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/27180/dot_27180_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 124.08 KB]
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US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:4a978f533f73fa1a533e475bb9ebbf1df13326f987152b5561e7388d95c48f7c

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