Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements

Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements
ISBN-10
0309117380
ISBN-13
9780309117388
Category
Traffic safety
Pages
74
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Transportation Research Board
Authors
National Cooperative Highway Research Program, David L. Harkey

Description

TRB¿s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 617: Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements explores the development of accident modification factors (AMFs) for traffic engineering and intelligent transportation system improvements. AMFs, also known as crash reduction factors, are designed to provide a simple and quick way of estimating the safety impacts of various types of engineering improvements, encompassing the areas of signing, alignment, channelization, and other traffic engineering solutions.

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