Crash data in Kentucky show that the fatal crash rate on two-lane rural roads is substantially higher than on any other kind of road. The objectives of this study are to: identify sections of two-lane rural roadways where either the two lane road had been realigned and reconstructed or additional lanes had been added, and to conduct a before and after analysis to determine how these changes affected traffic crashes. The overall conclusion of the study is that both upgrading two-lane rural roads and converting the road to four lanes are effective methods of reducing total crashes and injury or fatal crashes. The traffic volume would determine the appropriate alternative.
Safety Impacts of Rural Road Construction
2001
18 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Wyoming Rural Road Safety Program
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