A simple method for identifying and correcting crash problems on urban arterial streets

Urban arterials by their nature carry heavy traffic volumes and generate large numbers of motor vehicle crashes. The present study involved review of police crash reports to identify precrash events and driver actions for a sample of crashes on urban arterials and describes a method for reducing suc...

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Published in:Accident analysis and prevention 2001-11, Vol.33 (6), p.723-734
Main Authors: Retting, Richard A, Weinstein, Helen B, Williams, Allan F, Preusser, David F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control
Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data
City Planning
Crash analysis and prevention
Crash types
District of Columbia
Humans
Injury crashes
Risk Factors
traffic safety
Urban arterials
Urban Population
USA, Washington, District of Columbia
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Summary:Urban arterials by their nature carry heavy traffic volumes and generate large numbers of motor vehicle crashes. The present study involved review of police crash reports to identify precrash events and driver actions for a sample of crashes on urban arterials and describes a method for reducing such crashes based on analyses of collision patterns and identification of locations with excessive numbers of crashes of a particular type. Police-reported crash data were obtained for three urban arterials in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. A total of 2013 crash reports were analyzed. Seven crash types accounted for nearly 90% of these reports. On each arterial studied, several locations with excessive numbers of crashes of a particular type were identified, and corresponding engineering countermeasures were recommended. Differences between the approach employed in this study and traditional blackspot analyses are discussed.
ISSN:0001-4575
1879-2057
DOI:10.1016/S0001-4575(00)00086-5