In-Depth Data Analysis of Grade Crossing Accidents Resulting in Injuries and Fatalities

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• Corporate Creators:
  Sharma & Associates, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad grade crossings
  • Warning devices
  • Annual average daily traffic
  • Vehicle miles of travel
  • Freight traffic measurement
  • Fatalities
  • Daylight saving time
  • Traffic safety
  • Grade crossing
  • warning device
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-17/04
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
• Abstract:
  Grade crossing accidents represent a significant proportion of railroad-related fatalities and injuries. FRA is committed to improving public safety by decreasing the number of grade crossing accidents. In this project, the FRA grade crossing incident and crossing inventory databases were analyzed to identify the factors that contribute to highway-rail grade crossing accidents. Descriptive statistics, trend and frequency analyses, and correlational analysis of variables were calculated. Time series decomposition, driver demographic analysis, and analysis of temporal and environmental effects were also performed as part of this research.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37389/dot_37389_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.01 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ac4c5b4c5b6913a1151983f3ad9608c244e90fa49bc63a427bb279b0e8ca9a68