Accident analysis and speed characteristics
Subtitle: Presented at the 41st annual meeting, January 8-12, 1962
Series: Its Bulletin -- 341; Publication (National Research Council (U.S.)) -- no. 1023; Bulletin (National Research Council (U.S.). Highway Research Board) -- 341
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council
Published: 1962
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
Subjects: Traffic accidents
Description: Paper 1: This article describes the method selected by the state of Connecticut to analyze accident data. Using a statistical evaluation of accidents by contrasting the pertinent accident rates against the roadway mean, occurrence levels are monitored and critical areas can be identified more easily. Paper 2: This field investigation was designed to measure the influence of speed limits on individual drivers speed characteristics in a series of contiguous rural and urban areas. Paper 4: A rational technique was developed designed to ascertain scientific warrants for the regulation of vehicular speeds. Paper 5: A formula connecting the speed distribution measured in time with the speed measured in space is derived and applied to the cases of Pearson type III distributions, and lognormal distributions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Operational route analysis  -- Burton M. Rudy; title: Driver behavior study; influence of speed limits on spot speed characteristics in a series of contiguous rural and urban areas  -- T. Ogawa, E.S. Fisher and J.C. Oppenlander; title: A study of factors influencing traffic speeds  -- Neilon J. Rowan and Charles J. Keese; title: A theory on vehicular speed regulation  -- J.C. Oppenlander; title: A practical method for improving the accuracy of vehicular speed distribution measurements -- Frank A. Haight and Walter W. Mosher, Jr.