Modeling Traffic Accidents at Signalized Intersections in the City of Norfolk, Virginia

The objective of the proposed research is to develop statistical predictive models for vehicular traffic accidents at signalized intersections in the City of Norfolk, VA. The current studies show that traffic accidents are largely caused due to traffic volume and driver actions. However, the reviewed literature indicates that intersection topography/design factors and traffic management rules may also contribute significantly to traffic accidents. A pilot study conducted in the City by Hampton University's Transportation Center in 2005-2006 showed that these factors contributed to the traffic accidents at signalized intersections. Hence, there is a need to conduct further investigation of these controllable factors that cause traffic accidents at the intersections. The proposed research will expand upon the work completed in the pilot study, in order to delineate significant controllable factors contributing to traffic accidents at signalized intersections in the City. The major deliverables from the proposed research will include the following: (1) A list of intersection topographical/design and traffic management factors which show significant correlation with the traffic accidents in the City. (2) A predictive statistical model for the traffic accident rate which would include the significant topographical/design and traffic management factors.

• Record URL:
  http://www.hamptonu.edu/academics/schools/business/esitac/esitac.htm

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $430000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT06-G-0029

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Department of Transportation

  Research and Special Programs Administration
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC    20590
• Performing Organizations:

  Eastern Seaboard Intermodal Transportation Applications Center

  Hampton University
  Hampton, VA  United States  23668
• Principal Investigators:

  Dsouza, Kelwyn

  Maheshwari, Sharad

• Start Date: 20081001
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20091231
• Source Data: RiP Project 19747

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver errors; Highway traffic control; Research projects; Signalized intersections; Traffic crashes; Traffic volume
• Geographic Terms: Norfolk (Virginia)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01464341
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Eastern Seaboard Intermodal Transportation Applications Center
• Contract Numbers: DTRT06-G-0029
• Files: UTC, RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:40PM