Safety Evaluation of Statewide Off-Highway Vehicle Use in Alaska: Crash Review, On- and Off-road System Use, and Conflict Evaluation [2018]

Details

• Creators:
  Belz, Nathan
• Corporate Creators:
  Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC) ; University of Washington. University Transportation Center for Region 10 ; University of Alaska Fairbanks
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  All Terrain Vehicles Crash Analysis Traffic Conflicts Vehicle Safety
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Alaska;United States
• Edition:
  Final Report, 09/2017 – 09/2018
• Corporate Publisher:
  Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans) (UTC) ; University of Washington. University Transportation Center for Region 10
• Abstract:
  Standard measures of risk and conflict, design guidelines, and informed policies and regulations for off-highway vehicle users (e.g., all-terrain vehicles and snow machines) near and on the traveled way are not well established from a rural safety perspective. The State of Alaska currently has a Department policy to not prohibit their travel within the off-pavement area, but it does not currently design for or address crossings or other conflicts when these users approach roads and other publicly traveled ways. There is a need for statewide assessment of conflicts between these users and traditional roadway users. A recent all terrain vehicle (ATV)-related fatality in Akiachak, discussions on safety concerns surrounding ATV/off highway vehicle (OHV) use and policies in Wasilla, Bethel, and Kotzebue, and requests for AKDOT&PF to address conflicts in rural Native Alaska communities off the main road network make this very timely research. This research presents a statewide review of the data and types of conflicts occurring on highways, a compilation of borough and city/town OHV policies, and the results of a discourse analysis of nationwide news articles on OHV issues. Findings build on previous work related to mixed-use safety and provide greater insight on special user groups and modes to address safety concerns and the transportation needs of rural and small-urban areas of Alaska.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT13-G-UTC4012
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8262ef6463c9ffaa48689da2301d7e9da4dff21f1ff492fb732ecde59ea758116bcf334633db9ae304f74ac10ef15bc15dcabd9f746301cdf13d9b43945b18c9
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/63412/dot_63412_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.53 MB ]