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Title: CROSS-MEDIAN ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE
Accession Number: 00220230
Record Type: Component
Abstract: CROSS-MEDIAN ACCIDENTS ARE ANALYZED OVER A SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD. STUDIES SHOW THAT: (1) HEAD-ON COLLISIONS REPRESENTED LESS THAN 3% OF THE TOTAL ACCIDENTS BUT ACCOUNTED FOR 22% OF THE FATALITIES, (2) THERE IS NO APPARENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TOTAL ACCIDENT RATES AND ROADWAY VOLUMES FOR SECTIONS OF ROAD WITH COMPARABLE DESIGN FEATURES OPERATING AT OR BELOW THEIR DESIGN CAPACITY, (3) OVERTAKING AND SINGLE-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS ACCOUNT FOR 85% OF THE TOTAL ACCIDENTS AND 65% OF THE FATAL ACCIDENTS, (4) PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS, 5% OF THE ACCIDENT EXPERIENCE, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 17% OF THE FATAL ACCIDENTS, AND (5) THERE IS NO APPARENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DESIGN MEDIAN WIDTH AND TOTAL ACCIDENT RATE.
Supplemental Notes: No 266, pp 63-77, 1 FIG, 7 TAB, 3 REF, 1 APP Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01413590
Authors: Crosby, John RPagination: 15p
Publication Date: 1960
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Aug 5 1994 12:00AM
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