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Survey data on curvature and grade collected at the sites of fatal single-vehicle rollover crashes and at random comparison sites in New Mexico and Georgia were analyzed to determine the relationship of horizontal and vertical alignment to such crashes. The results showed that road sections with extreme horizontal and vertical alignments were as much as 50 times more common at crash sites than at comparison sites. Although sharp left curves and steep downgrades were over-represented in both states, the relative importance of downgrades was greater in New Mexico than in Georgia. Because the relative importance of the two alignments can be expected to vary in other states as well, no overall set of priorities for hazard identification was developed. It is recommended that each state develop its own priorities for hazard identification based on comparisons between the bivariate curve-grade distributions of fatal single-vehicle crash sites and those of a representaive roadway sample. A method for setting such priorities that can be used by individual states is presented.

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Alignment; Data collection; Fatalities; Road downgrades; Rollover crashes; Single vehicle crashes; Surveys

Horizontal alignment; Vertical alignment

Georgia; New Mexico

Georgia; New Mexico

Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure

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