LED-Enhanced Sign Research to Reduce Vehicle Queuing at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

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LED-Enhanced Sign Research to Reduce Vehicle Queuing at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

2020-08-31
By Hellman, Adrian D.

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Hellman, Adrian D.
Corporate Creators:

United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development ; United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
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Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-VNTSC-FRA-20-12
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

July 2016 – August 2020
Contracting Officer:

Bedini Jacobini, Francesco
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Abstract:

Researchers studied the effectiveness of an integrated laser-triggered queue detection system/light-emitting-diode (LED)-enhanced “DO NOT STOP ON TRACKS” sign as compared to a baseline version with no lights. Testing was conducted at the Jay Street grade crossing on the Metro-North Railroad in the Village of Katonah, NY. The results of a before-and-after study showed that the number of vehicles stopped in the zonal area of the grade crossing decreased by 26.6 percent from the baseline to the post-installation configurations. A controlled testing program is recommended before a recommendation for wider use can be made.
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54757/dot_54757_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 4.51 MB]
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Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
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urn:sha256:e8cb12fa0d19097a52f207410b82f923353bf9a79917bbbb1939b7eaaefbc643

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