TCRP Report 137:

Improving Pedestrian and Motorist Safety Along Light Rail Alignments

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Size: 159 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:2009

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Authors:
Maurice Masliah; Herbert S Levinson; Don Cleghorn; Allison Clavelle; Jonathan Boone; Transportation Research Board
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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 137: Improving Pedestrian and Motorist Safety Along Light Rail Alignments examines pedestrian and motorist behaviors contributing to light rail transit (LRT) safety and explores mitigating measures available designed to improve safety along LRT ...
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Front Matter	i-xi
Summary	1-7	(skim)
Phase I	8-8	(skim)
Phase II	9-9	(skim)
Structure of Final Report	10-11	(skim)
Literature Review	12-12	(skim)
Telephone Consultations	13-13	(skim)
Site Visits	14-14	(skim)
LRT Exposure to Pedestrians and Motor Vehicles	15-16	(skim)
Top LRT Safety Issues	17-18	(skim)
LRT Safety Treatments	19-19	(skim)
Summary	20-20	(skim)
Data Collection and Transfer between FTA/NTD, SSO, and Local Transit Agencies	21-21	(skim)
National Transit Database	22-22	(skim)
Data Collected by NTD	23-23	(skim)
The NTD Database	24-24	(skim)
NTD Data Quality Issues	25-30	(skim)
Analysis of the NTD Database	31-40	(skim)
Purpose of SSO Agency Safety Data Collection	41-41	(skim)
SSO Databases	42-42	(skim)
Data Collected by Local Transit Agencies	43-44	(skim)
Comparison of Databases	45-45	(skim)
Comparison of Local Transit Agency and SSO Agency Databases	46-47	(skim)
Comparison of Local Transit Agency and NTD Databases	48-49	(skim)
Conclusion	50-51	(skim)
Root Causes and Contributing Factors	52-52	(skim)
Determining the Highest Risk LRT Safety Issues	53-53	(skim)
Building a Safety Analysis Toolkit	54-54	(skim)
General Treatment Strategies	55-55	(skim)
Introduction to the Catalog of LRT Safety Treatments	56-56	(skim)
LRT Safety Treatments Included in the Catalog	57-57	(skim)
Safety Treatment Information Included in the Catalog	58-58	(skim)
Design Stage	59-59	(skim)
In-use Stage	60-60	(skim)
Prepare and Submit Safety Audit Report	61-61	(skim)
DoD Standard Practice for System Safety (MIL-STD-882D)	62-62	(skim)
LRT Risk Assessment Checklist	63-65	(skim)
Agencies with Multiple Accident Report Forms	66-66	(skim)
Categories of Information Included in Accident Reports	67-69	(skim)
FTA/NTD Data	70-70	(skim)
Structure of Reporting Forms	71-71	(skim)
Summary of Information to Be Included in the LRT Collision Database and Reporting Form	72-73	(skim)
References	74-74	(skim)
Appendix A - LRT Catalog of Safety Treatments	75-146	(skim)
Appendix E - Review of the Accident Data Collection Process	147-147	(skim)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications	148-148	(skim)

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TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 137: Improving Pedestrian and Motorist Safety Along Light Rail Alignments examines pedestrian and motorist behaviors contributing to light rail transit (LRT) safety and explores mitigating measures available designed to improve safety along LRT alignments. The report also includes suggestions to facilitate the compilation of accident data in a coordinated and homogeneous manner across LRT systems. Finally, the report provides a catalog of existing and innovative safety devices, safety treatments, and practices along LRT alignments. Appendices B through E of TCRP Report 137 were published as TCRP Web-Only Document 42.

TCRP Report 137:

Improving Pedestrian and Motorist Safety Along Light Rail Alignments

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