Report of study comparing traffic accident experience on completed portions of Interstate Highway System with that on nearby highways, which formerly carried largest percentage of interstate traffic; included are data from 16 states for more than 1000 mi of Interstate System and nearby highways; results of comparison show that accident rates on Interstate System are about half as great as those on nearby highways and injury and fatality rates are about 1/3 as great; information collected on effect of traffic volume, analysis by manner of collisions, and importance of access control are summarized.


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    Title :

    Interstate system accident research


    Additional title:

    Pub Roads


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Public Roads ; 32 , n 11


    Publication date :

    1963


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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