| Title | Rail-Highway Crossing Resource Allocation Procedure. User's Guide. 2nd edition. |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 48930 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Hitz, John S. |
| Source | 164p. 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 | 19860701 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The Highway Safety Acts of 1973 and 1976 and the Surface Transportation Acts of 1978 and 1982 provide funding authorizations for individual states to improve safety at public rail-highway crossings. Safety improvements frequently consist of the installation of active motorist warning devices such as flashing lights or flashing lights with gates. To assist states and railroads in determining effective allocations of Federal funds for rail-highway crossing improvements, the U.S. Department of Transportation has developed the DOT Rail-Highway Crossing Resource Allocation Procedure. The procedure consists of the DOT accident and casualty prediction formula, which predicts the number of casualties and accidents at crossings, and the resource allocation model, which nominates crossings for improvement on a cost-effective basis and recommends the type of warning device to be installed. This guide provides interested users with complete information for application of the DOT Rail-Highway Crossing Allocation Procedure. This second edition of the guide incorporates results of recent research including a casualty prediction formula, extended data on warning device effectiveness, and consideration of standard highway stop signs as a warning device option under certain conditions. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10417 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10417 |
| TRT Terms | Railroad grade crossings; Warning devices; Forecasting; Crash rates; Crash risk forecasting; Guidelines; Resource allocation |
| General Subjects | Fund allocation |
| Classification | AGR - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Economics and Finance; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Planning and Policy; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Railroad Highway Grade Crossings; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-FHWA-85-2; FHWA-IP-86-11 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/48000/48900/48930/DOT-TSC-FHWA-85-2.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |