Prediction of expected red-light-running frequency at urban intersections

JA Bonneson, HJ Son - Transportation Research Record, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
JA Bonneson, HJ Son
Transportation Research Record, 2003journals.sagepub.com
Statistics consistently indicate that red-light running has become a significant safety problem
throughout the United States. Comprehensive guidelines for treating red-light running at
problem intersections have been developed. Unfortunately, these guidelines do not include
a tool or technique for quantitatively determining if a problem exists and if a countermeasure
is truly effective. The objective of this work is to describe the development and calibration of
such a tool. The calibrated prediction model developed for this research indicates that red …
Statistics consistently indicate that red-light running has become a significant safety problem throughout the United States. Comprehensive guidelines for treating red-light running at problem intersections have been developed. Unfortunately, these guidelines do not include a tool or technique for quantitatively determining if a problem exists and if a countermeasure is truly effective. The objective of this work is to describe the development and calibration of such a tool. The calibrated prediction model developed for this research indicates that red-light running increases with flow rate, speed, and dense platoons arriving at the end of the phase. It was also found that red-light running decreases with increasing cycle length and cross-street width, and when back plates are used on the signal heads. Uses for the calibrated model are described.
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