Accident Reduction Factors for Indiana

Authors

Daniel Joseph Ermer
Kumares C. SinhaFollow

Abstract

This report presents the results of a study conducted to develop appropriate accident reduction factors associated with various highway improvement projects in Indiana. The factors were developed through a before-and-after analysis of accident data from 1983 to 1987. Disclaimer: This report presents the results of statistical analyses applied to available data. The accident reduction factor values do not imply any endorsement of any particular project types by the Federal Highway Administration or the Indiana Department of Transportation or the Joint Highway Research Project of Purdue University.

Keywords

accident reduction factor, highway safety, safety impact, project evaluation

Report Number

FHWA/IN/JHRP-91/11

Performing Organization

Joint Highway Research Project

Publisher Place

West Lafayette, IN

Date of Version

1991

DOI

10.5703/1288284313418

Recommended Citation

Ermer, D. J., and K. C. Sinha. Accident Reduction Factors for Indiana. Publication FHWA/IN/JHRP-91/11. Joint Highway Research Project, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1991. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284313418

Project Number

C-36-59Z

File Number

8-5-26