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Synthesis of Safety for Traffic Operations - Transports Canada

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<strong>Synthesis</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Safety</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Traffic</strong> <strong>Operations</strong> March 2003<br />

Signal Control:<br />

where:<br />

N = exp(-5.46 + 0.60ln ADT main + 0.20ln ADT side – 0.40PL – 0.018LT + 0.11V + 0.026T + 0.041ND)<br />

N = annual number <strong>of</strong> crashes<br />

ADT main = Average daily traffic on the main road<br />

ADT side = Average daily traffic on the minor road<br />

PL = 0 if no protected left-turn phasing on major road; 1 otherwise<br />

LT = Proportion <strong>of</strong> minor road traffic turning left during AM and PM peak combined (%)<br />

V = grade rate <strong>for</strong> all vertical curves within 76 metres <strong>of</strong> the intersection along the main and minor roads<br />

T = Proportion <strong>of</strong> trucks entering in the AM and PM peak hours combined (%)<br />

ND = number <strong>of</strong> driveways on the major road legs within 76 metres <strong>of</strong> the intersection<br />

Region <strong>of</strong> Durham (2001)<br />

Region <strong>of</strong> Durham, Ontario<br />

Signalized Intersections<br />

Three Approaches:<br />

N = 0.0771 (AADT major + AADT minor ) 0.304 (AADT minor /(AADT minor + AADT major )) 0.157<br />

N = 0.1440 (AADT major + AADT minor ) 0.304 (AADT minor /(AADT minor + AADT major )) 0.157<br />

N = 0.0822 (AADT major + AADT minor ) 0.304 (AADT minor /(AADT minor + AADT major )) 0.157<br />

N = 0.1390 (AADT major + AADT minor ) 0.304 (AADT minor /(AADT minor + AADT major )) 0.157<br />

N = 0.0347 (AADT major + AADT minor ) 0.304 (AADT minor /(AADT minor + AADT major )) 0.157<br />

N = 0.0662 (AADT major + AADT minor ) 0.304 (AADT minor /(AADT minor + AADT major )) 0.157<br />

N = 0.0740 (AADT major + AADT minor ) 0.304 (AADT minor /(AADT minor + AADT major )) 0.157<br />

N = 0.1810 (AADT major + AADT minor ) 0.304 (AADT minor /(AADT minor + AADT major )) 0.157<br />

Casualty crashes in CBD<br />

PDO crashes in CBD<br />

Casualty crashes in Suburban<br />

PDO crashes in Suburban<br />

Casualty crashes in Rural<br />

PDO crashes in Rural<br />

Casualty crashes in Semiurban<br />

PDO crashes in Semiurban<br />

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