An Analysis of Driver Behavior in Response to Warning Beacon Installations on Stop Signs
by
Liu, Qilin, author.
Title
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An Analysis of Driver Behavior in Response to Warning Beacon Installations on Stop Signs
Author
:
Liu, Qilin, author.
ISBN
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9780438074828
Personal Author
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Liu, Qilin, author.
Physical Description
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1 electronic resource (78 pages)
General Note
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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 57-06M(E).
Advisors: Shauna L. Hallmark Committee members: Jing Dong; Zhaoyu Wang.
Abstract
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Driver gap selection was a principal safety concern at stop-controlled rural intersections. Previous study shows that intersection crashes account for 30 percent of severe crashes and 40 percent crashes happening in rural intersections. Stop sign mounted beacons were installed and evaluated at six selected rural intersections in Iowa. Data were collected before and after installation. The treatments were evaluated by comparing brake activation distance. A two-sample test of means was applied on brake activation distance and logistic regression models were developed to compare driver behavior between before and after installation. The analysis considered differences in driver stopping behavior, including where drivers stop and when they began decelerating in advance of the intersection. Measures of effectiveness focused on unsafe driver behaviors and evaluated how the treatments affected those behaviors. The results provide insights as to the impacts of stop sign mounted beacons on driver behavior.
Local Note
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School code: 0097
Subject Term
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Civil engineering.
Added Corporate Author
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Iowa State University. Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering.
Electronic Access
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| Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Shelf Location | Holding Information |
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| XX(689756.1) | 689756-1001 | Proquest E-Thesis Collection | Proquest E-Thesis Collection | |