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Title:

Impact of Education on Non-Motorists' Gate Violations at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Accession Number:

01475278

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

The objective of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of education in reducing nonmotorists’ gate violations at a dual-quadrant gated highway-rail grade crossing (HRGC). The methodology consisted of observing gate violations by non-motorists at the chosen crossing for seven days before and seven days after a two-day educational activity. This educational activity involved on-site showing of Operation Lifesaver’s safety videos and distribution of educational materials amongst non-motorists. Two types of gate violations were monitored in this research: passing under descending gates (V1) and passing around fully lowered gates (V2). An important aspect of the study was keeping stock of opportunities for gate violations available to nonmotorists besides counts of committed violations. A before-after comparison showed statistically significant reduction in V1 violations after the educational activity. However, a closer inspection revealed this reduction was due to fewer V1 opportunities available in the post education period rather than due to the undertaken educational activity. A detailed analysis of V2 violations showed a statistically significant reduction in the post education period after accounting for V2 violation opportunities and other factors. This reduction was attributed to the undertaken educational activity. The findings underscore the need to account for violation opportunities in before-after comparisons of HRGC gate violations to avoid incorrectly assigning credit for safety changes to measures undertaken in hopes of improving safety.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AHB60 Highway/Rail Grade Crossings.

Monograph Accession #:

01470560

Report/Paper Numbers:

13-1681

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Luo, Zheng
Khattak, Aemal

Pagination:

21p

Publication Date:

2013

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2013-1-13 to 2013-1-17
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Uncontrolled Terms:

Bicycle safety

Subject Areas:

Education and Training; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2013 Paper #13-1681

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Feb 5 2013 12:24PM