Pedestrian and bicyclist violations at highway–rail grade crossings

A Khattak, Z Luo - Transportation research record, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Each year numerous pedestrian and bicyclist crashes involving high injury levels are
reported at highway–rail grade crossings (HRGCs) across the United States. Such crashes …

Pedestrian and bicyclist behavior at Highway-Rail grade crossings: An Observational study of factors associated with violations, distraction, and crossing speeds …

BJ Russo, E James, T Erdmann… - Journal of Transportation …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Pedestrian-train collisions at highway-railroad grade crossings (HRGCs), though relatively
rare events, often result in severe injuries or fatalities. In the ten year period from 2008-2017 …

An observational study on pedestrian and bicyclist violations at railroad grade crossings: exploring the impact of geometrical and operational attributes

AK Vivek, SS Mohapatra - Journal of safety research, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction: In order to enhance the existing body of research regarding the prevalence of
violations committed by pedestrians and bicyclists, this observational study utilized personal …

Advancing pedestrian safety at rail grade crossings

P Metaxatos, PS Sriraj - 2013 - trid.trb.org
Contrary to the declining number of fatalities due to train-vehicle collisions at highway-rail
grade crossings, the number of pedestrian and bicycle fatalities at highway-and pathway-rail …

Pedestrian safety at rail grade crossings: Focus areas for research and intervention

P Metaxatos, PS Sriraj - Urban Rail Transit, 2015 - Springer
Contrary to the declining number of fatalities due to train–vehicle collisions at highway-rail
grade crossings, the number of pedestrian and bicycle fatalities at highway-and pathway-rail …

Pedestrian/bicyclist warning devices and signs at highway-rail and pathway-rail grade crossings

P Metaxatos, PS Sriraj - FHWA-ICT-13-013, 2013 - ideals.illinois.edu
Federal reporting shows a relatively constant number of pedestrian and bicycle fatalities at
highway-rail and pathway-rail grade crossings over the past 10 years. This is in contrast to a …

Severity of pedestrian crashes at highway-rail grade crossings

A Khattak, LW Tung - Journal of the Transportation …, 2015 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
The objective of this research was to quantify the impacts of various factors on three different
severity levels of pedestrian injuries sustained in crashes reported at highway-rail grade …

Comparison of driver behavior at highway–railroad crossings in two cities

AJ Khattak - Transportation research record, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper attempts to answer two questions pertaining to highway–railroad grade crossing
(HRGC) safety. First, does unsafe driver behavior differ at HRGCs located in two cities …

The road user, the pedestrian, and me: Investigating the interactions, errors and escalating risks of users of fully protected level crossings

GS Larue, A Naweed, D Rodwell - Safety science, 2018 - Elsevier
Most railway level crossings in high-traffic road environments are actively protected and
safest when exposure is taken into account, supporting the rail industry's strategy to focus on …

A comparative study of rail-pedestrian trespassing crash injury severity between highway-rail grade crossings and non-crossings

M Zhang, AJ Khattak, J Liu, D Clarke - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2018 - Elsevier
Rail-trespassing crashes that involve various levels of injuries to pedestrians are under-
researched. Rail trespassing could occur at crossings where pedestrians are present at the …