Analysis of the Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Rules

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• Creators:
  Britton, Daniel ; Stowe, Kelly A.
• Corporate Creators:
  Pathfinder Consultants ; Econometrica, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Office of Analysis, Research, and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Commercial vehicles
  • Crash avoidance systems
  • Hazardous materials
  • Buses
  • Grade crossing protection systems
  • Grade crossing protection systems
  • Railroad traffic control
  • Railroad signaling
  • Railroad signals
  • 49 CFR 392.10
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FMCSA-RRR-18-015
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report (March–December 2018)
• Contracting Officer:
  Michel, Nicole
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  This study examined crash data to estimate the costs and benefits that would be associated with modifying 49 CFR 392.10 to allow drivers of buses and hazardous materials vehicles (HMVs) to obey active traffic control devices and supporting highway signage at actively controlled railroad highway-grade (RRHG) crossings, rather than stopping in every instance. Potential benefits of t 49 CFR 392.10 include decreased fatalities, injuries, and property damage resulting from rear-end crashes involving HMVs and buses at RRHG crossings. Potential costs include increased train-bus or train-HMV crashes attributable to malfunctioning active traffic control devices. Predicted benefits significantly exceed predicted costs, indicating the proposed amendment would be a net safety improvement.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49618/dot_49618_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 683.14 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:70314d343f120d77e165eb0ceccb8891c446163dd55cb872bb25b4d067a150c7