Table of Contents

• 1. Research Overview
  • 1.1 Research Goals and Objectives
  • 1.2 Research Scope, Approach and Limitations
  • 1.3 Crash Data Delivery System
  • 1.4 Definition of an Intersection
  • 1.5 Identification of Hazardous Intersections
  • 1.6 Intersection Crash Contributing Factors
• 2. Utah Intersection Safety Overview
  • 2.1 General Discussion
  • 2.2 Statewide Intersection Crash Statistics
  • 2.3 Fatal Crashes
  • 2.4 Intersection Crash Rates
• 3. Intersection Crash Statistics by UDOT Region
  • 3.1 Region 1
  • 3.2 Region 2
  • 3.3 Region 3
  • 3.4 Region 4 - Cedar City District
  • 3.5 Region 4 - Price District
  • 3.6 Region 4 - Richfield District
  • 3.7 Discussion
• 4. Non-Signalized Intersections
• 5. Discussion of Intersection Safety Issues
• 6. Study Intersections
  • 6.1 Crash Types
  • 6.2 Crash Severities
  • 6.3 Direction of Travel
  • 6.4 Crash Rates
  • 6.5 Collision Types
  • 6.6 Functional Radius of Influence
• 7. Usage of the Crash Data Delivery System
  • 7.1 Ranking Intersections by Total Number of Crashes
  • 7.2 Ranking Intersections by Crash Severity Scores
  • 7.3 Locating Intersections with Fatal Crashes
  • 7.4 Crash Rates
  • 7.5 Non-Signalized Intersections
  • 7.6 Collision Statistics
• 8. References

Utah Intersection Safety - Recurrent Crash Sites: Identification, Issues and Factors

Wayne D. Cottrell, Ph.D., P.E.
Sichun Mu, M.S.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Utah
122 S. Central Campus Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

December 2005

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