市郊路口新式右转车道的安全性 文献原文.pdf

Safety Effects of Offset Right-Turn Lanes at Rural Expressway Intersections Joshua L. Hochstein Ph.D. Candidate Iowa State University Center for Transportation Research Education 2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700 Ames, IA 50010-8664 Phone: (515) 294-5642 E-mail: jlhoax@ Midwest Transportation Consortium Fall 2006 Student Paper Competition Submission Date: October 12, 2006 Word Count = 3666 text + 5 tables 10 figures @ 250 words each = 7,416 Hochstein 1 ABSTRACT A rural expressway is a high-speed, multi-lane, divided highway with partial access control. It is typically divided by a wide, depressed median and consists of both at-grade intersections and grade separated interchanges. Converting undivided rural two-lane highways to expressways is a popular highway safety improvement as expressways make passing easier and drastically reduce the likelihood of head-on and opposite direction sideswipe collisions. However, at-grade intersection collisions on rural expressways are reducing the safety benefits that should be achieved when converting rural two-lane highways to expressways. The underlying problem seems to be that expressway intersections present challenges to minor road drivers attempting to select gaps in the expressway traffic stream. State Transportation Agencies (STAs) have experimented with several intersection safety treatments at problematic two-way stop controlled (TWSC) rural expressway intersections to improve their safety performance while avoiding costly grade separation. One of these treatments is the offset right-turn lane. The assumed safety benefit of offset