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Title: DRIVER KNOWLEDGE OF GRADE-CROSSING INFORMATION
Accession Number: 00345320
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Questionnaires were completed by 829 licensed drivers or candidates for licenses in an effort to ascertain their level of knowledge concerning highway-railroad grade-crossing information. Questions were asked concerning traffic-control devices, facts relating to grade-crossing hazards, and driver responsibilities at grade crossings. Respondents were stratified by age and elements of training and/or experience. Major findings of the study include the following: (a) Collection of Interview data at a driver's-license examining station is an effective method of determining driver knowledge, (b) more than 50 percent of all respondents believed that all grade crossings except those rarely used by trains have active warning signals, (c) most drivers have adequate knowledge concerning the hazards of grade crossings, (d) most drivers do not know the required driver response at passive grade crossings, (e) drivers perceive little law enforcement related to driver actions at grade crossings, and (f) driver knowledge and/or understanding of the traffic-control devices used to warn of grade crossings is inadequate. Recommendations are made regarding driver knowledge items that should be considered for inclusion in public information campaigns on grade-crossing safety. Future research regarding different advance warning signing for active and passive crossings and enforcement as a countermeasure is also recommended. (Author)
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Railroad-Highway Grade Crossings. 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 Accession #: 00362058
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Tidwell Jr, John EHumphreys, Jack BPagination: pp 28-32
Publication Date: 1981
Serial: ISBN: 0309032520
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jan 29 1982 12:00AM
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