Evaluation of Restricted Crossing U-Turn Intersection as a Safety Treatment on Four-Lane Highways
Vaughan W. Inman, Robert Haas, C Y David Yang
Abstract
Vaughan W. Inman, Robert Haas, C Y David Yang
Abstract
At nine rural road intersections with four-lane divided highways in Maryland, conversion to the restricted crossing U-turn design reduced crashes by up to 44 percent and reduced the severe injury and fatality rate among crashes by 9 percent.
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At nine rural road intersections with four-lane divided highways in Maryland, conversion to the restricted crossing U-turn design reduced crashes by up to 44 percent and reduced the severe injury and fatality rate among crashes by 9 percent.
Key concepts: Intersection (aeronautics), Transport engineering, Case fatality rate, Geography, Engineering, Medicine, Environmental health, Population