| Title | Accident Severity Prediction Formula for Rail-Highway Crossings |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 48927 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Farr, Edwin H.; Hitz, John |
| Source | 52p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Federal Highway Administration; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 19840701 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This report describes the development of formulas which predict the severity of accidents at public rail-highway crossings. They employ the previously developed DOT accident prediction formula, U.S. DOT-AAR National Rail-Highway Crossing Inventory, and the FRA accident files. With these new formulas used in the DOT Resource Allocation Procedure, information will be available to assist in making better decisions about where to install motorist warning devices to further increase crossing safety for a given level of funding. Established statistical techniques are used to develop two formulas: one that estimates the number of fatal accidents per year at a crossing and one that estimates the number of injury accidents per year at a crossing. It was found that the factors in the inventory that significantly influence fatal accident severity, given that an accident occurred, were maximum timetable train speed, the number of through trains per day, the number of switch trains per day, and the urban-rural location. For injury accident severity, given that an accident occurred, the significant factors were maximum timetable train speed, the number of tracks, and the urban-rural location. The performance of these severity formulas is discussed and calculated results are presented. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10414 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10414 |
| TRT Terms | Railroad grade crossings; Railroad trains; Rural areas; Urban areas; Crash severity; Fatalities; Injuries; Operating speed; Forecasting; Speed |
| Classification | AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Railroad Highway Grade Crossings; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | HW-321; RR-333 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-FHWA-84-1; FHWA/RD-83/092 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48900/48927/DOT-TSC-FHWA-84-1.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |