Rail-highway crossing accident prediction analysis

Details

• Creators:
  Chhatwal, R. ; Mengert, Peter
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Safety Analysis ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad grade crossings
  • Traffic crashes
  • Mathematical prediction
  • Crash data
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-RR780-PM-87-8
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Project memorandum
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Office of the Secretary
• Abstract:
  This report contains technical results that have been produced in a study ; to revise and update the DOT rail-highway crossing resource allocation ; procedure. This work has resulted in new accident prediction and severity ; formulas, a modified and extended resource allocation model, and more flexible ; and more complete software. The new accident and severity prediction formulas ; are based on recent inventory and recent accident experience. This report ; complements two other reports which have been produced from the study and which ; are due to be published in 1987.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5846/dot_5846_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.99 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:49b282f4da1a599897b1cb6305f4875cd87a10c29713b8221b9e5b562bcfe4e5918761e1382cf54a5b2ebb8c24c93ae3a516bfd3f541832ead065c732215182f