Rail-highway crossing resource allocation procedure : user's guide
Title:
Rail-highway crossing resource allocation procedure : user's guide
Author:
Hitz, John.
Personal Author:
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
[Washington, D.C.] : Federal Highway Administration, Office of Research, Development and Technology ; Springfield, Va. : Available through the National Technical Information Service, 1986.
Physical Description:
164 p. in various pagings : charts ; 28 cm.
Series:
Implementation package ; FHWA-IP-86-11
Implementation package ; FHWA-IP-86-11.
General Note:
Cover title.
Performed by the Transportation Systems Center for the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety.
"July 1986."
"DOT-TSC-FHWA-85-2."
Contents:
Introduction -- DOT rail-highway crossing resource allocation procedure overview -- DOT accident and casualty prediction formula -- Resource allocation model -- Application of DOT resource allocation procedure -- References -- Appendices.
Abstract:
To assist states and railroads in determining effective allocations of Federal funds for rail-highway crossing improvements, the U.S. Department of Transportation has developed the DOT Rail-Highway Crossing Resource Allocation Procedure. The procedure consists of the DOT accident and casualty prediction formula, which predicts the number of casualties and accidents at crossings, and the resource allocation model, which nominates crossings for improvement on a cost-effective basis and recommends the type of warning device to be installed. This guide provides interested users with complete information for application of the DOT Rail-Highway Crossing Allocation Procedure. This second edition of the guide incorporates results of recent research including a casualty prediction formula, extended data on warning device effectiveness, and consideration of standard highway stop signs as a warning device option under certain conditions.
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