While some initial and significant progress has been made in the development of a highway safety manual, much remains to be done in the areas of conceptual development and the diagnostics of safety problems. The concept of level of service of safety (LOSS) in the framework of safety performance function is introduced, and the problem of diagnostics is addressed. LOSS reflects how the roadway segment is performing in regard to its expected accident frequency and severity at a specific level of annual average daily traffic. It provides a comparison of accident frequency and severity only with the expected norms; it does not, however, provide any information related to the nature of the safety problem itself. If the safety problem is present, LOSS will describe only its magnitude. The nature of the problem is determined through diagnostic analysis by direct diagnostics and pattern recognition techniques, which are also discussed.
Level of Service of Safety: Conceptual Blueprint and Analytical Framework
Transportation Research Record
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board ; 1840 , 1 ; 57-66
2003-01-01
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Level of Service of Safety: Conceptual Blueprint and Analytical Framework
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