Urban crashes

Q&A: Urban crashes

Research publication

Traffic engineering approaches to reduce crashes on urban arterial roads — Can crashes be reduced on urban arterials in your community? Yes. This publication tells step-by-step how to identify the problems that are contributing to crashes on specific urban roads — and then how to develop and apply appropriate measures to reduce the crashes, based on what types of crashes are occurring at which specific locations. Fortunately, many of the measures are relatively simple and inexpensive to apply.

Selected research bibliography

Highlights from the Institute's research since 1969

News release

August 3, 2005 1 million crash injuries occur each year on urban, suburban roads — reducing these crashes doesn't have to cost a lot & disrupt traffic; can be simple

Status Report newsletter special issue

Vol. 33, No. 4, May 2, 1998: Special issue: urban crashes: Beep, smash, thud: traffic engineering methods to reduce urban crashes

Status Report newsletter articles

Vol. 40, No. 7, August 6, 2005: Urban arterials don't have to undergo major re-engineering to reduce crashes and improve traffic flow

Vol. 40, No. 6, July 16, 2005: Effects of a ban in the District of Columbia on hand-held phone use while driving

Vol. 38, No. 8, August 26, 2003: One year after New York's cell phone law, drivers resume previous calling habits

Vol 37, No. 9, October 22, 2002: Most stop sign crashes don't involve running through the signs; they involve drivers who stopped and then failed to yield

Vol 37, No. 7, August 17, 2002: New York's ban on hand-held phones convinces many motorists to give them up • Risk from phone use while driving is hard to quantify, but available studies indicate greater likelihood of crashing • State legislators consider ways to curb phone use while driving

Vol 36, No. 4, April 28, 2001: Changing the timing of traffic signals is found to reduce crashes

Regulatory comment

Comment to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requesting comments on glare from headlamps and other front-mounted lamps: adaptive Frontal-lighting systems FMVSS 108; lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment; (Docket No. NHTSA-02-13957; Notice 01), April 14, 2003