A New Approach for Identifying Safety Improvement Sites on Rural Highways: Validation Study
Bishal Dhakal,
Ahmed Al-Kaisy
Abstract:The research presented in this paper examines a new proposed approach for identifying safety improvement sites on rural highways. Unlike conventional approaches, the proposed approach does not require crash history, but rather utilizes classified variables for traffic volume, geometric features, and roadside characteristics that do not require access to exact data or extensive technical expertise. The research validates the performance of the proposed approach using field data from a large sample of rural two-… Show more
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