Assessment of the effectiveness of wrong way driving countermeasures and mitigation methods.

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• Creators:
  Finley, Melisa D. ; Venglar, Steven P. ; Iragavarapu, Vichika ; Miles, Jeffrey D. ; Park, Eun Sug ; Cooner, Scott A. ; Ranft, Stephen E.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Wrong way driving
  • Countermeasures
  • State of the practice
  • Impaired drivers
  • Variable message signs
  • Focus groups
  • Recommendations
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-15/0-6769-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  This report describes the methodology and results of tasks performed to evaluate the effectiveness of ; wrong way driving countermeasures and mitigation methods. Researchers reviewed the state of the practice ; regarding wrong way driving in the United States and Texas. Based on Texas crash data from 2007 through ; 2011, the majority of wrong way driving crashes on controlled-access highways occur in major metropolitan ; areas at night between midnight and 5:00 a.m. Driving under the influence was the primary contributing ; factor. ; Therefore, researchers designed and conducted two closed-course studies to determine the ; effectiveness of select wrong way driving countermeasures on alcohol-impaired drivers. In addition, ; researchers obtained data from several Texas agencies that had installed wrong way driving countermeasures ; and/or mitigation methods on their road network. Using these datasets, researchers assessed the ; effectiveness of these strategies in actual operational environments. Researchers used the findings from ; these studies to develop recommendations regarding the implementation of wrong way driving ; countermeasures and mitigation methods. ; Researchers used the focus group discussion method to obtain motorists’ opinions regarding the ; design of wrong way driver warning messages. Researchers also reviewed previous literature and message ; design manuals to gain insight into the design of wrong way driver warning messages that could be posted ; on dynamic message signs. Based on the findings, researchers developed two single-phase wrong way ; driver warning messages for dynamic message signs.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28568/dot_28568_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.67 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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