Abstract
Red-light running (RLR) has been identified as one of the prominent contributing factors involved in signalized intersection crashes. In order to reduce RLR crashes, primarily, a better understanding of RLR behavior and crashes is needed. In this study, three RLR crash types were extracted from the general estimates system (GES), including go-straight (GS) RLR vehicle colliding with go-straight non-RLR vehicle, go-straight RLR vehicle colliding with left-turn (LT) non-RLR vehicle, and left-turn RLR vehicle colliding with go-straight non-RLR vehicle. Then, crash features within each crash type scenario were compared, and risk analyses of GS RLR and LT RLR were also conducted. The results indicated that for the GS RLR driver, the speed limit displayed the highest effects on the percentages of GS RLR collision scenarios. For the LT RLR driver, the number of lanes displayed the highest effects on the percentages of LT RLR collision scenarios. Additionally, the drivers who were older than 50 years, distracted, and had a limited view were more likely to be involved in LT RLR accidents. Furthermore, the speeding drivers were more likely to be involved in GS RLR accidents. These findings could give a comprehensive understanding of RLR crash features and propensities for each RLR crash type.
Highlights
A red-light-running (RLR) crash is defined as the event that a driver, inadvertently or deliberately, runs a red light at a signalized intersection and collides with another road user who has the right-of-way [1]
Two two logistic regression models were established to test the relationship between factors and relative logistic regression models were established to test the relationship between factors and relative RLR
This study presented three RLR crash types with consideration of vehicles’ pre-crash movements was shown in Tables 2 and 3
Summary
A red-light-running (RLR) crash is defined as the event that a driver, inadvertently or deliberately, runs a red light at a signalized intersection and collides with another road user who has the right-of-way [1]. RLR violation has been identified as one of the prominent contributing factors that affect the crashes occurring at signalized intersections. RLR violation has resulted in substantial numbers of severe injuries and significant property damage [2,3,4,5]. In the United States, at least 697 people were killed in accidents involving red-light running in 2013, while an estimated 127,000 people were injured [6]. According to the National Statistics of Traffic Accident. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 1290; doi:10.3390/ijerph15061290 www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph
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