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Type: | Report |
Title: | A novel low-cost Safe System-aligned treatment for regional and remote intersections |
Author: | Mongiardini, M. Stokes, C. |
Publisher: | Centre for Automotive Safety Research |
Publisher Place: | Adelaide |
Issue Date: | 2023 |
Series/Report no.: | CASR research report; 214 |
ISBN: | 978-1-925971-48-4 |
ISSN: | 1449-2237 |
Assignee: | This project was funded through the Australian Government’s Road Safety Innovation Fund (RSIF) program, administered by the Office of Road Safety (Project Number RSIF2-74). In-kind support was also provided by the South Australian Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT). |
Statement of Responsibility: | Mongiardini M., Stokes C.S. |
Abstract: | An intersection active warning system aiming to improve vehicle safety at intersections has been developed and trialled. This system, named RJAWS Lite, is an advisory variation of the existing mandatory-speed based RJAWS and provides two major visual warnings: (i) speed advisory on major approaches and (ii) run-through prevention on the minor approach. A controlled before-after analysis conducted on speed data from a trial at six rural intersections in South Australia indicates that RJAWS Lite can provide substantial safety benefits, albeit to a lesser degree than the full version of the RJAWS. Nonetheless, the RJAWS Lite involves considerably lower equipment and installation costs, combined with less restrictive regulations, than the mandatory full version of the RJAWS and so could be expected to be suitable for more widespread installation, which could therefore effectively increase road safety at a larger number of rural junctions. Future streamlining of the current large billboard-style RJAWS signage may likely contribute to improve driver compliance with the advised speed and therefore further increase the predicted safety benefits. |
Keywords: | Road safety; speed management; advisory speed; active warning signs; rural junctions; run-through |
Rights: | © The University of Adelaide 2023 |
Published version: | https://casr.adelaide.edu.au/publications/list/?id=2084 |
Appears in Collections: | Centre for Automotive Safety Research reports |
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