TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - A behavioral approach to risk estimation of rear-end collisions at signalized intersections
JO  - Transportation research record
A1  - Mahalel, David
A1  - Prashker, Joseph N.
SP  - 96
EP  - 102
VL  - 1114
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-1981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -