It is now well established that crash occurrences at roadway segments or intersections are associated with a large variety of factors. Safety Performance Functions (SPF) are statistical models developed to predict crash frequencies for various design variables. In Jordan, almost half of all road crashes occur at intersections, mostly in urban areas. There is a significant number of roundabouts throughout Amman which is increasing without evaluating their safety performance. To assess safety benefits of this kind of intersections, transportation professionals need the powerful statistical tool; the SPF. This study aims to develop SPFs for roundabouts in Amman. The models consider the crash frequency, traffic volume and geometric features of all the studied 20 roundabouts. The developed SPFs were statistically significant (R^2 = 0.91) .The findings of the study revealed that crash frequency has a strong relation with the AADT, roundabout entry angle-degrees, entry path radius, splitter radius, pedestrian crossing structure, inscribed diameter, central diameter, circulating width, entry width, number of circle legs. The developed SPFs are evaluated through a comparison with others from developed countries.


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    Title :

    The Development of Safety Performance Functions for Roundabouts in Amman, Jordan


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    Publication date :

    2019




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    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


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    Unknown




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