Examining Potential Safety Risks Associated with the Introduction of Urban Light Rail Transit [Research Brief]

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• Creators:
  Dumbaugh, Eric
• Corporate Creators:
  Florida Atlantic University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Before and after studies
  • Crash rates
  • Impacts
  • Intersections
  • Rail transit
  • Light rail transit
  • Traffic safety
  • Urban transit
• Publication/ Report Number:
  CSCRS-R18
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  Charlotte (North Carolina);Orlando (Florida);United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety
• Abstract:
  Although transit is widely considered to be safer than other forms of surface transportation, there remains a lack of knowledge regarding the short and longer-term safety impacts of introducing transit for other forms of travel. This study conducted a before-after analysis of two systems—the Orlando, Florida SunRail commuter rail system and the Charlotte, North Carolina Lynx light rail system—in order to understand how the introduction of service influences the incidence of total roadway crashes, as well as fatal and injurious crashes (also called KAB crashes), near stations and along affected intersections and corridors where light rail operates.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/78457/dot_78457_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 490.90 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
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