Pedestrian/bicyclist warning devices and signs at CTA rail-highway grade crossings.

Details

• Creators:
  Metaxatos, Paul ; Sriraj, P. S.
• Corporate Creators:
  National University Rail Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  Metropolitan Transportation Support Initiative (METSI) ; National Center for Transit Research (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Warning signs
  • Warning devices
  • Transportation safety
  • Collisions
  • Railroad grade crossings
  • Pedestrian vehicle interface
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  National University Rail Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  The focus of this research was on individuals who utilize legally authorized CTA highway-rail crossings with pedestrian access. While trespassing is a major public safety issue, it is not the focus of this research. ; An extensive review of the literature concluded that there is a wide variety of warning signs and devices utilized. Some are MUTCD compliant, but many are not. Moreover, none of the warning signs and devices has undergone rigorous testing to develop effectiveness rates. In addition, there is not a standard method to quantify and evaluate pedestrian risk at highway-rail grade crossings. ; This study identified seven locations at CTA rail grade crossings as hot spots of pedestrian activity suitable to conduct paper/pen manual user surveys. Two hundred and eleven valid surveys were gathered. Within the survey scope limitations and to the extent that observations from the analysis of the users survey can be generalized, several findings below merit attention because they may have implications about the design and placement of signs and warning systems at CTA pedestrian-rail grade crossings, as well as education and enforcement initiatives.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  Grant Number: DTRT12-G-UTC18 (Grant 1) ; NURail Project ID: NURail2012-UIC-R07
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30846/dot_30846_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.73 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b4d660be5db6a70a9cb33c5f172f7194bf2255a583bf7d77316967e0383c75d0