Wrong Way Driving (WWD) - Determination of WWD Hotspots and Most Effective Countermeasures
- Aug 12, 2023
- Focus Area
- ITS Technologies
- Submitting On Behalf Of
- TRB Committee on Freeway Operations
- Urgency
- Critical - High Priority
- Cost
- $250,000 - 499,000
- Timeframe
- 1 - 2 years
- Type of Research
- Full Research Project
- Date Posted
- Aug 12, 2023
- Status
- Not Funded
Research Description
Wrong way driving is a national problem. There is no consistent way to evaluate performance measures of wrong way driving technologies or consistency on how WWD hotspots can be identified. The effectiveness of WWD countermeasures is not well understood since there is no consistency nationally on how they can and should be evaluated.
Develop a national user manual/methodology to determine WWD hotspots that is robust and can be utilized by state, regional, and local agencies. Determine the most effective countermeasures (technology and passive treatments) and their benefit/cost analyses so agencies can be informed before they invest in these technologies
Additional Supporting Information
What we hope to learn: ● How to best determine Wrong Way Driving (WWD) hotspots and what types of data are needed to determine these WWD hotspots (crash data, non-crash data such as WWD citations, 911 calls, Traffic Management Center logs, design parameters and configurations, traffic volumes, …) ● The best and most effective countermeasures that can reduce the WWD risk and how to evaluate them ● Consistent method to evaluate the effectiveness of various WWD countermeasures ● Understand the causes and behavior of wrong way driving
- Submitted By
- Jim Katsafanas
- Michael Baker International
- 412-269-4635
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