Red-Light-Running Handbook Workshop Series: Year 2 Summary Report

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• Creators:
  Bonneson, James A. ; Zimmerman, Karl ; Pratt, Michael P.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas A&M University. Texas Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Countermeasures Crash Data Externalities Fatalities Handbooks High Risk Locations Highway Safety Red Light Running Signalized Intersections Traffic Crashes Traffic Engineering Traffic Law Enforcement

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-07/5-4196-01-2, Report 5-4196-01-2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• Edition:
  Implementation Report: September 2004 - August 2006
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  A recent analysis of Texas crash data indicated that there are about 121 fatal crashes each year in Texas that are attributable to red-light violations. It was also found that about 37,702 red-light-running-related crashes occur each year in Texas. These crashes have a societal cost to Texans of about $2.0 billion dollars each year. Engineering and enforcement countermeasures have been shown to reduce red-light violations, related crashes, or both by at least 10 to 30%. If even a 10% reduction in crashes were obtained by the use of one or more countermeasures, Texas motorists could save $140 million annually. This report describes the activities undertaken to conduct a series of intersection safety workshops. The focus of the workshop is on countermeasures intended to treat intersections with frequent red-light violations and related crashes. The activities undertaken include developing the workshop training materials, identifying the workshop venues, scheduling the workshops, encouraging attendance by city and county engineers, conducting workshops, and administering a course evaluation form. A ten-workshop series was completed during the project. The course evaluations completed by the participants indicate a high degree of satisfaction with the course content and format. Recommendations are made regarding the need for additional research to quantify the effect of some engineering countermeasures.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  5-4196-01
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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