Red-Light-Running Collision Avoidance

Offer Grembek, Kun Zhou and Wei-Bin Zhang

Institute of Transportation Studies, Research Reports, Working Papers, Proceedings from Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley

Abstract: Red light running (RLR) problem has been recognized as a significant safety problem in California as well as throughout the United States. This paper follows a two step process to develop enhanced signal timing models for possible reduction of RLR. In the first step, field data are collected with one-second resolution and discrete choice models are estimated to determine the significant influencing factors of RLR; in the second step, based on the findings from the first step, T7F software package as well as custom designed programs is used to find the enhanced signal timing plans that can potentially reduce RLR, while at the same time maintain the commonly used signal control objectives, such as intersection delay. Future research direction is also discussed.

Keywords: Engineering; Red light running; Regression analysis; Traffic safety; Traffic signal intervals; Traffic signal timing; Yellow interval (Traffic signal cycle); Optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-02-01
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