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Citation

Baratian-Ghorghi F, Zhou H, Jalayer M, Pour-Rouholamin M. Traffic Injury Prev. 2015; 16(6): 599-604.

Affiliation

Dept. of Civil Engineering , Auburn University , Auburn , AL 36849 , jalayer@auburn.edu , mahdipn@auburn.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15389588.2014.981651

PMID

25375261

Abstract

Several previous studies, based upon wrong-way driving (WWD) crash history, have demonstrated that partial cloverleaf (parclo) interchanges are more susceptible to WWD movements than others. Currently, there is not a method available to predict WWD incidents and to prioritize parclo interchanges for implementing safety countermeasures for reducing WWD crashes. The focus of this manuscript is to develop a mathematical method to estimate the probability of WWD incidents at exit ramp terminals of this type of interchange. VISSIM traffic simulation models, calibrated by field data, are utilized to estimate the number of potential WWD maneuvers under various traffic volumes on exit ramps and crossroads. The results are helpful for transportation professionals to take proactive steps to identify locations for implementing safety countermeasures at high risk signalized parclo interchanges.


Language: en

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