Investigators from University of Missouri Have Reported New Data on Risk Management (When driving on the left side is safe: Safety of the diverging…

Investigators from University of Missouri Have Reported New Data on Risk Management (When driving on the left side is safe: Safety of the diverging diamond interchange ramp terminals)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Data detailed on Risk Management have been presented. According to news reporting from Columbia, Missouri, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "How safe are the ramp terminals of a diverging diamond interchange (DDI)? This paper answered this question using data from DDI sites in Missouri. First, crash prediction models for ramp terminals for different crash severities were developed."

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from the University of Missouri, "These models were then utilized in the Empirical Bayes (EB) evaluation of DDI ramp terminals. Due to inconsistencies in crash reporting for freeways in Missouri, individual crash reports were reviewed to properly identify ramp terminal crashes. A total of 13,000 crash reports were reviewed for model development and EB evaluation. The study found that the DDI ramp terminals were safer than the conventional diamond signalized terminals."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "The DDI ramp terminals experienced 55% fewer fatal and injury crashes, 31.4% fewer property damage only crashes, and 37.5% fewer total crashes."

For more information on this research see: When driving on the left side is safe: Safety of the diverging diamond interchange ramp terminals. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2017;100():133-142. Accident Analysis and Prevention can be contacted at: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Accident Analysis and Prevention - www.journals.elsevier.com/accident-analysis-and-prevention/)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting P. Edara, University of Missouri, Dept. of Civil & Environm Engn, Columbia, MO 65211, United States. Additional authors for this research include P. Edara and C. Sun.

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