Effect of Roadside Development on the Safety of Intersections without Signals

2015 ◽  
Vol 802 ◽  
pp. 393-398
Author(s):  
Ashar Ahmed ◽  
Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah ◽  
Ahmad Shukri Yahya
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Safety Evaluation ◽  
Access Point ◽  
Contributory Factors ◽  
Unsignalized Intersections ◽  
Bus Stops ◽  
Fire Stations

Roadside development plays an important role in the safety of the entire road in general and intersections in particular. Illegal and improper buildouts such as roadside kiosks, bus stops and fire stations are an accident hazard and a hindrance towards sustainable development. This paper presents the first account of analysis of safety evaluation of intersections with respect to roadside development in Malaysia. The data collected on 14 sites was analyzed. The results indicated that the bus stops and restaurants located right infront of the unsignalized intersections were the major contributory factors in decreasing the safety. Moreover it was found that facilities staggered away from the intersection such as another access point are less hazardous. It is recommended that relevant authorities should ensure the removal of such risky roadside developments.

scholarly journals Safety Evaluation of Shoulder Bypass Lanes at Unsignalized Intersections on Rural Two-Lane Roadways Using Cross Sectional Analysis

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunanda Dissanayake ◽  
Alireza Shams
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Safety Evaluation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Highway Safety ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Crash Data ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Unsignalized Intersections ◽  
Before And After

Construction of bypass lanes at rural intersections has typically been considered a low-cost highway safety improvement by the transportation community. However, this needs to be quantitatively evaluated so that the decisions could be made on whether to continue with adding bypass lanes. Highway safety analyses utilize two common approaches to evaluate the effectiveness of a geometric treatment: before-and-after study and cross-sectional study. This paper explains the results using a cross-sectional study approach, where intersections with bypass lanes were compared to intersections with no bypass lanes for which crash data were obtained for more than 1,100 intersections in Kansas. Both 3-legged and 4-legged intersections were taken into consideration separately by looking at intersection-related crashes and crashes within an intersection box. According to the results, the number of crashes and crash severities were lower at 3-legged intersections with bypass lanes compared with 3-legged intersections without bypass lanes, even though these reductions were not statistically significant at 95% level. When considering a 300-ft. intersection box, statistically significant crash reductions were observed at 4-legged intersections, for all considered crash and crash rate categories. When considering 90% level, crash reduction at 3-legged intersections was also statistically significant when considering a 300-ft. intersection box. Crash modification factors (CMFs) calculated to evaluate safety effectiveness of bypass lanes at unsignalized rural intersections in Kansas showed values less than 1.0 for almost all cases, indicating safety benefits of bypass lanes. Accordingly, it is beneficial to continue with the practice of adding shoulder bypass lanes at rural unsignalized intersections on two-lane roads where the traffic volumes are relatively low.

scholarly journals The Sustainable Development of Smart Cities: A Case Study of the Design of driverless bus stops in Zhengzhou

2021 ◽  
Vol 293 ◽  
pp. 03002
Author(s):  
Xiaoguang Chen ◽  
Jinting Sui ◽  
Xufeng Tai ◽  
Heqi Li
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Modular Design ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Smart Transportation ◽  
The Future ◽  
Bus Stops ◽  
The City

With the arrival of the “5G” era and the digital economy era, the development of the city has permeated all aspects of the city, and with the emergence of “smart city”, it is likely to have “smart” everywhere in the future city. At the same time, “Future Smart Transportation” was proposed as a discussion topic at the “2019 (8th) International Smart City Summit and Smart Ecology Expo”. The research and development of the driverless bus stops will spur the driverless bus stops to take on the past with a brand-new look, welcome the future, and contribute to the sustainable development of the smart city. Taking the driverless bus station in Zhengdong New District as an example, this paper explores the sustainable development of a smart city through the creation of manned (open)-shared (transition space)-driverless (semi-enclosed space) space and the introduction of modular design approach. To connect people’s work, life and transportation, and derive a new public transportation environment based on manned bus stops, namely, intelligence, sustainability, environmental friendliness and safety, thus create a smart transportation pilot to embrace the bright future of sustainable smart cities.

scholarly journals The Research on safety Evaluation Theory of Hoisting Machinery Based on Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
pp. 03073
Author(s):  
Zheng-qiu Huang ◽  
Li-xin Ren ◽  
Yao-ting Tong ◽  
Wei-ping Ouyang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Safety Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Methods ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Evaluation Theory ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

This paper introduces the purpose and significance of safety evaluation of hoisting machinery, summarizes various evaluation method, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various safety evaluation methods, analyzes the current situation of safety evaluation of hoisting machinery in China, and puts forward corresponding suggestions on energy saving and emission reduction of hoisting machinery through the evaluation.

1899: Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy: Impact of Access Point Number and Location on Complications

2004 ◽  
Vol 171 (4S) ◽  
pp. 502-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian R. Matlaga ◽  
Steve J. Hodges ◽  
Ojas Shah ◽  
Dean G. Assimos
Keyword(s):  
Access Point ◽  
Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy ◽  
Point Number
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