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This paper discusses the results of an investigation into ways in which the safety risks of travel on road and rail interact with each other in Great Britain, other than through physical contact such as at level crossings. The two main foci of the paper are: (1) an analysis of the ‘whole journey’ risks of journeys for which the national rail system is the main mode, but which also include stages by other transport modes to provide access to the railway system; and (2) an analysis of the effect on safety risk of inter-modal transfers between rail and road. On (1) walking to and from stations was estimated to account on average for 65% of the overall door-to-door risk of being killed on rail journeys; the rail system itself accounts for 21% of the risk, and other access modes account for the remaining 14%. The average distance walked to and from station is 0.9 km per rail journey, and this walking accounts for 5% of all walking nationally. On (2) it was found that increasing rail fares to fund railway safety measures may lead passengers to switch from rail to car, but for most sensible rail safety measures, the additional risks from such diversions are small compared with the intended rail safety benefits. However, for high-cost rail safety measures funded by passengers, the additional risks from diversions may be of the same order as the intended safety benefits.

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07-1123

English

14p

2007

Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting

CD-ROM

Figures (4) ; References (10) ; Tables (8)

Cost effectiveness; Highway safety; Intermodal transfer; Modal diversion; Modal split; Pedestrians; Railroad safety; Risk assessment; Safety engineering

United Kingdom

Freight Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2007 Paper #07-1123

BTRIS, TRIS, TRB

Feb 8 2007 5:44PM