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ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
卷 33, 期 1, 页码 99-109出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-4575(00)00020-8
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ice warning signs; ice-accident frequencies; roadway and roadside design
Signing of non-permanent road surface conditions, such as ice, is difficult because hazard formation, location, and duration are unpredictable. Subsequently, many state transportation departments have begun to question the sensibility of expending material and personnel resources to maintain ice warning signs when little proof exists of their effectiveness in improving highway safety. This research statistically studies the effectiveness of ice warning signs in reducing accident frequency and accident severity in Washington State. Our findings show that the presence of ice warning signs was not a significant factor in reducing ice-accident frequency or ice-accident severity. However, we were able to identify significant spatial, temporal, traffic, roadway and accident characteristics that influenced ice-accident frequency and severity. The identification of these characteristics will allow for better placement of ice warning signs and improvements in roadway and roadside design that can reduce the frequency and severity of ice-related accidents. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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