Feasibility of Determining the Incremental Effectiveness of Accident Countermeasures

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• Creators:
  Robertson, H.D. ; Opiela, K. S.
• Corporate Creators:
  Analysis Group, Inc.
• Contributors:
  Brinkman, P.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Countermeasures
  • Feasibility analysis
  • Crashes
  • Highway safety
  • Evaluation
  • Implementation
  • Measures of effectiveness
  • Safety programs
  • Methodology
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RD-85-043
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Contracting Officer:
  Brinkman, P.
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  This report documents the development of a generalized methodology for determining the incremental effects of accident countermeasures employed individually and in groups. Two basic experimental designs are presented. and each is illustrated in an experimental plan for two groupings of countermeasures in two common highway situations. An assessment is made of the feasibility of implementing the methodology with respect to practicality, reliability, validity, time, cost, and expected benefit. The study concludes that while the methodology can produce incremental effects for many countermeasure groups in the more common highway situations, there are some serious disadvantages in terms of practicality. time, and cost.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-84-C-00008
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/74813/dot_74813_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.88 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0293c538dfa3911601b6a15e2752b4d3879cb5bb8ae79759a1e06772ffcfd8df04227fccc010ca946243ff18f7f140a97ce036d23ff7b628d474a3ca261f53e3