Public education and enforcement research study / [Suzanne Sposato, Patrick Bien-Aime, and Mina Chaudhary].

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Sposato, Suzanne.

Contributor:

Bien-Aime, Patrick.

Chaudhary, Mina.

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Safety

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

Series:

Safety of highway-railroad grade crossings

Safety of highway-rail grade crossings

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Illinois Commerce Commission.

Highway-railroad grade crossings--Illinois--Safety measures.

Highway-railroad grade crossings.

Railroad crossings--Illinois--Safety measures.

Railroad crossings.

Safety education--Illinois.

Safety education.

Pedestrian accidents.

Highway-railroad grade crossings--Safety measures.

Railroad crossings--Safety measures.

Illinois.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 110 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, Office of Safety, [2006]

Summary:

The Public Education and Enforcement Research Study (PEERS) was a collaborative effort between the Federal Railroad Administration, the Illinois Commerce Commission, and local communities in the State of Illinois. The purpose of the project was to promote safety at highway-rail intersections by reducing incidents, injuries, and fatalities through new technologies and methodologies. The role of the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center was to monitor and evaluate highway-rail intersections in Illinois communities using video data collection while the communities conducted education and enforcement campaigns. The data collection and analysis efforts focused on three highway-rail intersections in Arlington Heights, IL. The effectiveness of the programs was determined by counting the number of motorists and pedestrians that violated the crossing warning devices during three project phases. These violations were divided into three types based on highway-user assumed risk. The crossings in Arlington Heights saw an overall reduction in violations from the pre-test to the post-test of 30.7 percent. The largest reduction, 71.4 percent, occurred in the most risky type of violation, type III. Pedestrians most often committed these types of violations. At the crossing with an adjacent commuter rail station, a reduction of 76.3 percent occurred in the most risky pedestrian violations. Overall, highway-user behavior changed for the safer during the study, and pedestrians, especially commuters, were the most affected by the PEERS programs.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Apr 9, 2012).

"December 2006."

"Performing organization, U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center"--Report documentation page

Includes bibliographical references (page 105).

"DOT/FRA/ORD-06/27."

Other Format:

Print version: Sposato, Suzanne. Public education and enforcement research study

OCLC:

475653231