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Rail-Highway Crossing Safety: Fatal Crash and Demographic Descriptors.

PB95188884

Publication Date	1994
Personal Author	Klein, T.; Morgan, T.; Weiner, A.
Page Count	80
Abstract	This report was prepared as part of the June 1994 Departmental Rail-Highway Crossing Safety Action Plan. Initiative V.B, Data and Research--Demographics, called for a study describing the circumstances under which fatal rail crossing crashes occur and the characteristics of the drivers involved in such crashes. This report describes fatal motor vehicle rail crossing crashes and compares them with all other fatal crashes, as well as with other fatal crashes occurring at intersections. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) Fatal Accident Reporting System, supplemented with information from Claritas, a commercially available geodemographic database, were used to provide the descriptive statistics.
Keywords	Railroad grade crossing accidents Accident location Accident statistics Fatality rates Accident causes Data analysis Highway safety Vehicle train collisions Vehicle railroad interface Statistical analysis
Source Agency	Highway Traffic Safety
NTIS Subject Category	85D - Transportation Safety 85I - Railroad Transportation 91B - Transportation & Traffic Planning 43G - Transportation
Corporate Authors	National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Washington, DC. Mathematical Analysis Div.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical rept.
NTIS Issue Number	199512

Rail-Highway Crossing Safety: Fatal Crash and Demographic Descriptors.

Rail-Highway Crossing Safety: Fatal Crash and Demographic Descriptors.
PB95188884

Publication Date	1994
Personal Author	Klein, T.; Morgan, T.; Weiner, A.
Page Count	80
Abstract	This report was prepared as part of the June 1994 Departmental Rail-Highway Crossing Safety Action Plan. Initiative V.B, Data and Research--Demographics, called for a study describing the circumstances under which fatal rail crossing crashes occur and the characteristics of the drivers involved in such crashes. This report describes fatal motor vehicle rail crossing crashes and compares them with all other fatal crashes, as well as with other fatal crashes occurring at intersections. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) Fatal Accident Reporting System, supplemented with information from Claritas, a commercially available geodemographic database, were used to provide the descriptive statistics.
Keywords	Railroad grade crossing accidents Accident location Accident statistics Fatality rates Accident causes Data analysis Highway safety Vehicle train collisions Vehicle railroad interface Statistical analysis
Source Agency	Highway Traffic Safety
NTIS Subject Category	85D - Transportation Safety 85I - Railroad Transportation 91B - Transportation & Traffic Planning 43G - Transportation
Corporate Authors	National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Washington, DC. Mathematical Analysis Div.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Technical rept.
NTIS Issue Number	199512