Summary: | This one-day course examines key design and operational considerations for roadway intersections and how they affect safety for various users. As transportation agencies shift toward performance-based approaches to plan, design and operate their systems, an emphasis on practical and cost-effective solutions is critical. Intersections are inherent points of conflict in the roadway system involving multiple users. A major part of addressing road safety challenges at all levels within the transportation system involves intersections. Intersections are also a major concern when traffic volumes are high and become congested creating user delay, frustration, and potentially negative economic impacts. Since intersections are a focal point for safety and operations, this interactive course is intended for a variety of transportation professionals involved in geometric design and the application of traffic control devices at intersections.
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Learning Outcomes: | Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:
• Describe safety and operational performance considerations and measures for intersections
• Describe user characteristics and how they affect intersection design and safety
• Describe approaches to balance needs of different user groups
• Assess performance factors for intersection control options
• Apply strategies to determine which intersections have high risk characteristics
• Apply strategies to select appropriate engineering countermeasures at high crash intersections
• Define guiding principles for pedestrian-focused intersection designs
• Identify key safety-related intersection geometric design decisions, applications, and assumptions
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Teaching Method: | Classroom-Led
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Target Audience: | Federal, State, and local transportation traffic and safety engineers, and planners involved in developing and implementing strategies to reduce intersection crashes.
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Final Exam: | No |
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