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Title:

"SECOND TRAIN COMING" WARNING SIGN DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

Accession Number:

00820033

Record Type:

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309072239

Abstract:

Data collected to date for a demonstration project on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (LACMTA's) Metro Blue Line (MBL) are presented. The project involves the installation of a train-activated sign to warn pedestrians when two or more trains are approaching a highway-rail intersection (HRI). The hazard associated with two trains approaching an HRI is particularly prevalent if the HRI is adjacent to a station. Typically, if pedestrians see a train berthed at a station that has activated warning devices downstream, in a haste to board the train, they fail to notice trains approaching from the opposite direction on adjacent tracks. This scenario has resulted in 14 accidents and 4 fatalities at LACMTA's Vernon Avenue HRI since the start of MBL operations in 1990. A second train approaching the HRI can reasonably be assumed to be a major contributing factor in many of such train-pedestrian collisions. The process for selecting the demonstration site and warning sign is described. Also described are the sign's detail, public information plan to educate and inform pedestrians about the sign, and method to evaluate sign effectiveness. Because the project is under way, final results on sign effectiveness cannot be presented, but data collected and projected final results are discussed.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1762, Transit Rail, Commuter Rail, Major Activity Center Circulation Systems, Light Rail, and Ferry Service.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Khawani, V

Pagination:

p. 32-36

Publication Date:

2001

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1762
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309072239

Features:

Figures (4) ; Photos (4) ; Tables (3)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Two trains approaching

Subject Areas:

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Security and Emergencies; Terminals and Facilities

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Nov 20 2001 12:00AM

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