Driver comprehension of railroad-highway grade crossings /
active protection which has decreased the number of
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1995.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | active protection which has decreased the number of allocated for the improvement of railroad-highway grade at grade crossings are still a major concern. In order to attitudes concerning railroad-highway grade crossings through classes based on the results of the driver survey. collisions at grade crossings each year; however, collisions comprehension and driver attitudes must be investigated. This continue improving safety at grade crossings, driver control devices at grade crossings. A total of 1010 surveys crossings in both drivers education and defensive driving crossings. Many passive crossings have been upgraded with Drivers also showed a poor attitude toward active devices, 12 drivers remembered something about safe driving at railroad- emphasis should be placed on safe driving at railroad expressed a lack of understanding of driver requirements and gates if no train was present. Ninety six percent of the highway grade crossings from a driver's education course or Over the past twenty years, over $2 billion has been percent of the drivers said it was "okay" to drive around the public safety campaign. It was recommended that more research investigated driver comprehension and driver The results showed that drivers, especially young drivers, the survey was to test motorists understanding of the traffic the use of literature review and driver survey. The goal of traffic control devices at both active and passive crossings. were collected in Houston, Laredo, and Nacogdoches, Texas. |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Civil Engineering". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 102 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |