Title

Do Stop Signs Improve Safety At Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings?

Abstract

A study was undertaken to prove the effectiveness of the stop sign treatment on railroad crossing safety. The study examined a 26-year crash history of passive highway-railroad grade crossings that were originally controlled by crossbucks only and later upgraded to stop controls. This study indicates that crossings that have been upgraded to stop signs and crossings that were never upgraded from crossbucks only are perhaps representative of crossings experiencing substantially different levels of risk and may operate differently. The two crossing groups experience substantially different levels of crash risks. It is concluded that the annual crash frequency at stop-controlled crossings is higher than that experienced at crossbucks-controlled crossings. When the data are correctly separated, the stop-controlled period should enjoy a lower crash rate than it previously experienced. Crash frequencies in the target group decrease at a faster rate than the control group.

Publication Date

2-1-2010

Publication Title

ITE Journal (Institute of Transportation Engineers)

Volume

80

Issue

2

Number of Pages

18-23

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

77749279606 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77749279606

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