Because of the increased interaction between light rail vehicles (LRVs), motor vehicles, and pedestrians, LRT systems across the United States and Canada have placed top priority on strategies to minimize collisions and conflicts between LRVs, motor vehicles, and pedestrians. This paper presents an updated summary of LRT/motor vehicle and LRT/pedestrian accident characteristics at ten LRT systems in North America, evaluated during 1994 and 1995 as part of the Transportation Research Board, Transit Cooperative Research Program, Project A-5, "Integration of Light Rail Transit into City Streets." The paper also summarizes the types of collisions and their potential causes, and identifies operating and design concepts to improve LRT safety. The final report containing the findings of the TCRP Project A-5 has been approved by the review panel, and recently been published by the Transportation Research Board (TCRP Report 17, 1996). (A)
Samenvatting