Evaluation of Wrong-Way Driving Countermeasures at Kansas Urban and Rural Interstate Ramps

Details

• Creators:
  Cunningham IV, Jack R ; Anderson, Samantha ; Fitzsimmons, Eric J.
• Corporate Creators:
  Kansas State University Transportation Center. Department of Civil Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Kansas Department of Transportation. Bureau of Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Wrong way driving
  • Crashes
  • Crash analysis
  • Traffic safety
  • Countermeasures
  • State of the practice
• Publication/ Report Number:
  K-TRAN: KSU-19-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Kansas ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report August 2018 – September 2020
• Corporate Publisher:
  Kansas State University. Transportation Center
• Abstract:
  Wrong-way driving (WWD) incidents and crashes are a serious concern for communities throughout the United States. WWD events typically occur at high travel speeds during low light conditions on roadways with limited horizontal maneuverability. These variables reduce driver reaction times and, in conjunction with other human factor variables that cannot be quantified, they significantly contribute to the increased rates of fatalities and serious injuries for wrong-way crashes. Previous WWD research has included statistical analyses of crash data, multiple countermeasure comparisons, investigations of driver characteristics, and proposed rewording of the MUTCD.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  C2133
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/83599/dot_83599_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 10.03 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:20a82b2f7289ee775a498f68e084ff7289da41b33d0e1839068688cbf89beebd784ade84e49a3bac89bdd620d236552b79414126bd449e3f2391699433f870ab