Reduction in freeway congestion by usage of accident investigation sites. Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board HRB, Washington, D.C., January 1973.

Author(s)
Pittman, M.A. & Loutzenheiser, R.C.
Year
Abstract

Observing that the investigation of freeway accidents even on the shoulders is a cause of delay and congestion, a system is devised whereby the investigations were moved to concealed off-freeway sites. With cooperation from the police, some 60% of a year’s total of 851 accidents on the Gulf Freeway were investigated at these and other off- freeway sites. A benefit-cost ratio of 28: 1 considering the value of reduced delay versus site construction. & maintenance cost, is reported.

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B 8442 (In: B 5134 S) /72/ IRRD 212416
Source

In: Highway Research Record HRR No. 469, 1973, p. 65-74, 3 fig., 2 graph., 2 tab., 7 ref.

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