Improving pedestrian and motorist safety along light rail alignments
By: Don Cleghorn ... [et al.].
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board; Transit Cooperative Research Program; United States. Federal Transit Administration; Transit Development Corporation
Series: TCRP report -- 137; Report (Transit Cooperative Research Program) -- 137.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9780309118088
Subjects: Safety measures; Street-railroads; Pedestrian safety; Local and light Railroads; Light rail transit; Pedestrian areas; Motor vehicle drivers
Description: TCRP Report 137: Improving Pedestrian and Motorist Safety Along Light Rail Transit Alignments addresses pedestrian and motorist behaviors contributing to light rail transit (LRT) safety and describes mitigating measures available to improve safety along LRT alignments.  The report also includes recommendations to facilitate the compilation of accident data in a coordinated and homogeneous manner across LRT systems. Finally, the report provides a catalog of existing and innovative safety devices, safety treatments, and practices to use along LRT alignments.  The results of this research may be useful to transit operators, consultants, and state safety  oversight agencies.
Notes: At head of title: Transit Cooperative Research Program.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 74).

Also available online.

Research sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration in cooperation with the Transit Development Corporation TCRP project A-30
Table of contents: title: Ch. 2. State of the Practice Methodology and Summary; title: Ch. 3. LRT Safety Data Available from Local Transit Agencies, SSOs, and the NTD; title: Ch. 4. Safety issues and Their Treatment; title: Ch. 5. LRT Catalog of Safety Treatments; title: Ch. 6. LRT Risk Analysis Methodology; title: Ch. 7. Improving the Accident Data Collection Process.