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Title:

SAFETY COMPARISON OF TYPES OF PARKING ON URBAN STREETS IN NEBRASKA

Accession Number:

00602709

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309050529

Abstract:

Without exception, previous research has found that streets with no parking are safer than similar streets with parking. But the common conclusion of many studies, that parallel parking is safer than angle parking, has been questioned by some researchers, particularly in regard to low-angle parking. The objective of this study was to determine the safest type of parking on urban sections of the state highway system in Nebraska. The accident experience on the urban sections of the state highway system with parking was analyzed. Results of the analysis were used to identify the safest type of parking over the range of traffic, roadway, and land use conditions on the urban system. The accident analysis indicated that (a) parking results in accidents on urban streets, (b) the type of parking affects highway safety even when parking use, land use, and type of roadway are taken into account, (c) the safest type of parking on urban streets is parallel parking, and (d) low-angle parking may be safer than high-angle parking, but it is not as safe as parallel parking. Thus, whenever feasible, parking should not be allowed on urban sections of the state highway system. However, when parking must be allowed, consideration should be given to using parallel parking instead of angle parking.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1270, Safety Research: Accident Studies, Enforcement, EMS, Management, and Simulation 1990. 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 #:

00620472

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

McCoy, Patrick T
Ramanujam, Murali
Ballard, John L

Pagination:

p. 28-41

Publication Date:

1990

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1270
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0-309-05052-9

Features:

References (5) ; Tables (13)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Parallel parking

Geographic Terms:

Nebraska

Old TRIS Terms:

Nebraska

Subject Areas:

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 31 1990 12:00AM

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