@article{ref1,
title="A behavioral approach to risk estimation of rear-end collisions at signalized intersections",
journal="Transportation research record",
year="1987",
author="Mahalel, David and Prashker, Joseph N.",
volume="1114",
number="",
pages="96-102",
abstract="A conceptual approach to estimating the risk of rear-end collisions at a signalized intersection is presented. It is argued that the creation of a large option zone increases the range of the indecision zone, the direction implication of which is an increase in the risk of rear-end collisions. With the aid of field data collected for two warning intervals (3 and 6 sec) before the red light, a large option zone is shown to increase the variance underlying the stopping probability curve, and thus to determine a larger range for the indecision zone. Data from urban intersections support the basic argument that a long warning period causes a significant increase in the number of rear-end collisions.     Record URL:        http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1987/1114/1114-010.pdf     TRT Terms: Behavior; Clearance interval (Traffic signal cycle); Decision making; Drivers; Estimating; Hazards; Rear end crashes; Risk assessment; Signalized intersections; Traffic signal timing; Yellow interval (Traffic signal cycle)    Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0361-1981",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}