TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Bayesian reconstruction of median-crossing crashes and potential effectiveness of cable barriers
JO  - Transportation research record
A1  - Davis, G. A.
A1  - Pei, JP
SP  - 141
EP  - 147
VL  - 1908
IS  - 
N2  - A cross-median crash occurs when a vehicle leaves its traveled way, completely crosses the median dividing the highway's directional lanes, and collides with a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. As the advent of divided highways reduced head-on collisions, and the prevalence of forgiving roadsides reduced fixed-object collisions, fatalities caused by median crossings became relatively more prominent. This paper describes the reconstruction of several fatal median-crossing events; the events occurred although the medians were wider than the recommended 30-ft minimum. The impact severities generated by these events, however, were such that the median crossings probably would have been prevented by NCHRP Report 350 Test Level 3 barriers.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-1981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -