Highlights Lane-level traffic parameters can explain the crash frequency on weaving segments. During the peak period, as speed of through lanes decreases, the number of rear-end crashes increases. Increase of the rightmost lane’s standard deviation of speed increases the number of sideswipe and angle crashes. During the peak period, as the ratio of off-ramp volume increases, the crash frequency of sideswipe and angle crashes increases.
Abstract This study develops Safety Performance Functions (SPFs) for freeway weaving segments. Due to the coexistence of three different movements including through, merging, and divering traffic, the probability of crashes in weaving segments is higher compared to other segment types. Further, the traffic flow in this section is the most unstable. Hence, to analyze detailed traffic conditions, this study utilized lane-level traffic data. The SPFs were developed using the Poisson Lognormal (PLN) regression model technique. The results showed that different traffic parameters were significant based on the types of crashes. For the rear-end crashes model, more general traffic conditions of the weaving segment were found to be significantly associated with the crash frequency such as the natural logarithm of average speed of through lanes. Nevertheless, for the sideswipe and angle crashes models, the traffic variables which are directly related to the weaving movements were selected as significant factors such as the off-ramp volume ratio, and standard deviation of speed of the rightmost lane. The results presented in this study can be meaningful in that they can serve as a basis for the weaving segments related safety evaluation studies. In addition, the developed models’ results can be a great source to establish operational strategies to improve traffic safety on freeway weaving segments.
Multi-vehicle safety functions for freeway weaving segments using lane-level traffic data
2023-05-05
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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