Traffic crashes in work zones: an overview of the Brazilian federal highwaysShow others and affiliations
2016 (English)Conference paper, Poster (with or without abstract) (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
This paper presents an overview of work zone crashes in Brazilian federal highways undergoing lane addition. For the purpose of the study, nine segments of highway construction under the jurisdiction of DNIT were analyzed throughout several states in Brazil during the year of 2013. The results show that the accident rate per kilometer in work zone stretches was higher than the accident rate across the entire paved network. While the paved roads had a rate of 2.44 crashes per kilometer, the assessed work zone stretches showed a rate of 4.06 crashes per kilometer. Furthermore, the rate of crashes with injuries and deaths was higher in segments with work zones. This situation can be minimized by implementing more efficient signaling in these segments, as well as the adoption of ITS, seeking to ensure the safety of road users and traffic flow.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Linköping: Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut, 2016. p. 1-9
Research subject
X RSXC
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:vti:diva-12031OAI: oai:DiVA.org:vti-12031DiVA, id: diva2:1136039
Conference
17th International Conference Road Safety On Five Continents (RS5C 2016), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 17-19 May 2016
2017-08-252017-08-252019-05-16Bibliographically approved