Safety Evaluation of Permissive Flashing Yellow Arrows for Left-Turn Movements in Missouri

Details

• Creators:
  Jones, Joseph G. ; Foster, Nick ; Bhagat, Kush
• Corporate Creators:
  Leidos, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Crash modification factors
  • Highway safety
  • Left turns
  • Traffic crashes
  • Flashing traffic signals
  • Signals
  • Intersections
  • Benefit cost analysis
  • Flashing yellow arrow
  • Crash reduction
• Publication/ Report Number:
  cmr 23-005
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Missouri ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report (January 2021-April 2023)
• Corporate Publisher:
  Missouri. Department of Transportation. Construction and Materials Division
• Abstract:
  With over a decade of crash data available since the beginning of flashing yellow arrow (FYA) use, MoDOT decided to objectively investigate the safety performance of the system. Additionally, they wished to have an accurate inventory of all FYA installations statewide, and a determination of the benefit-cost ratio of the signal system. A virtual survey of every signalized intersection on the MoDOT system revealed 841 FYA signals, and the research team either recorded dates relayed by MoDOT or estimated them from as-built plans or photo logs. A simple before and after analysis revealed FYA operation appears to reduce KABC left turn opposite direction crashes about 14 percent and left turn opposite direction O crashes approximately 18 percent when protected-permissive left turn phasing is used before and after FYA installation. Further, this analysis estimates that the lifecycle benefits of installing FYA on an intersection approach are expected to be approximately 5 to 44 times greater than the installation cost, depending on the left turn phasing used before and after FYA installation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  MoDOT project # TR202102
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66996/dot_66996_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.91 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:05b1c270910bb49c69a90ac7a87c0ecd5e6de4230b1b8dc55ffeaa5e95a1c88b