Roadway Lighting Shows Safety Benefits at Rural Intersections
| Autor: | Shauna L. Hallmark, Thomas J McDonald, Howard Preston, Richard Storm, Hillary N Isebrands, Wen Li |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: | |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Transportation Engineering. 136:949-955 |
| ISSN: | 1943-5436 0733-947X |
| DOI: | 10.1061/(asce)te.1943-5436.0000161 |
| Popis: | Intersection-related crashes account for approximately 31% of fatal crashes in Minnesota and roughly 37% of those occurred at night, dusk, or dawn. Nationally, intersection-related fatal crashes accounted for 21% of all fatal crashes and 40% of those crashes occurred during dark, dusk, or dawn light conditions while only 25–33% of the vehicle miles traveled occur at night. Furthermore, Minnesota experienced 70% of its fatal crashes in rural areas, as compared to 58% nationally. As a result, rural intersections at night are at higher risk for fatal crashes than other locations in Minnesota. This research was part of Research Rep. No. MN/RC-2006-35, “Safety impacts of street lighting at isolated rural intersections—Part II.” This research evaluated the effectiveness of roadway lighting in reducing nighttime crashes at isolated rural intersections. A before-and-after study was used to evaluate the impact of lighting at 33 intersections with 3 years of before data and 3 years of after data. A Poisson regressi... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|