| Title | Investigation of Highway Work Zone Crashes |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 775 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Wang, Jun; Hughes, Warren E.; Council, Forrest M.; Paniati; Jeffery F. |
| Source | HSIS summary report |
| Corporate Contributor |
LENDIS Corporation; Bellomo-McGee, Inc.; University of North Carolina (System). Highway Safety Research Center; United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center |
| Publication Date | 19961000 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Work zone safety continues to be a high-priority issue for traffic engineering professionals and highway agencies. Based on the Fatal Accident Reporting System (FARS), work zone fatalities climbed to an all-time high in 1994 when 833 people were killed. This figure represents an approximately 29-percent increase over 1992 when work zone deaths reached a 10-year low. The study objectives of this investigation were to: attempt to more clearly quantify the magnitude of highway work zone crashes using the Highway Safety Information System (HSIS); investigate characteristics of highway work zone crashes; investigate how work zone crashes are reported on police accident report forms and how reporting procedures affect the crash numbers that have been reported; identify critical voids in the knowledge of the relative safety of work zones; and examine possible ways to address currently unfulfilled information needs related to work zone safety. |
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| Rosap ID | dot:56918 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/56918 |
| TRT Terms | Work zone safety; Road construction workers; Data collection; Crash data; Crash characteristics; Crash reports |
| General Subjects | Accident reporting technologies; Highway safety; Reporting procedures; Uniform definitions; Work zone accident reporting; Work zone crashes |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Speed Limits; NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - Traffic Flow; NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| OCLC | 37587897 |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
731031 |
| Report Number | FHWA-RD-96-100 |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/000/700/775/FHWA-RD-96-100.pdf |
| Alternative URL | https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/humanfac/96100/index.cfm |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |