Design and assessment of in-vehicle auditory alerts for highway-rail grade crossings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2018.12.024
Abstract: Abstract Train-vehicle collisions at highway-rail grade crossings (RR crossings) continue to be a major issue in the US and across the world. To prevent several decades of safety improvements from plateauing, experts are turning towards… read more here.
Keywords: vehicle; auditory alerts; highway rail; vehicle auditory ... See more keywords
Difference in rural and urban driver-injury severities in highway–rail grade crossing accidents
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DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2015.1088039
Abstract: Based on the Federal Railway Administration (FRA) database, there were 25,945 highway–rail crossing accidents in the United States between 2002 and 2011. With an extensive research, analysis results showed that there were substantial differences between… read more here.
Keywords: rail grade; highway rail; driver injury;
Exploring pre-crash gate violations behaviors of drivers at highway-rail grade crossings using a mixed multinomial logit model
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DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2021.1990348
Abstract: Abstract The highway-rail grade crossings (HRGCs) across the United States have been experiencing about 2500 crashes each year. Previous studies analyzed crash frequencies and fatalities; however, factors pertaining to drivers’ gate violation behaviors are little… read more here.
Keywords: grade crossings; rail grade; crash; highway rail ... See more keywords