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Safety Evaluation of Flashing Yellow Operation at Night

야간 황색점멸신호 운영에 따른 안전성 평가

  • Beak, Tae Hun (Graduate School, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Park, Byung Ho (Department of Urban Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
  • Received : 2012.05.15
  • Accepted : 2013.04.15
  • Published : 2013.10.31
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Abstract

This study deals with the relationships between flashing operation and traffic accident at signalized intersections. The objective of this study is to analyze safety effects of the yellow flashing operation at night. In pursuing the above, this study gives particular attention to evaluating the safety results from signal operation of Cheongju's 190 signalized intersections using before-after evaluation with comparison group that are categorized by highway function. The main results are as follow. First, the numbers of traffic accidents and of fatalities/injuries in two highway types (arterial and collector road) have increased after operating the yellow flashing signal at night. Second, the numbers of accidents, fatalities/injuries, severe accidents and of fatalities/severe injuries in group A(arterial) have increased by 19%, 36%, 15% and 14%, respectively. Finally, the numbers of accidents, fatalities/injuries, severe accidents and fatalities/severe injuries in group B (collector) have increased by 50%, 64%, 41% and 77%, respectively.

이 연구는 신호 교차로에서의 점멸 신호 운영과 교통사고와의 관계를 다루고 있다. 연구의 목적은 야간 황색 점멸 신호 운영의 안전효과를 분석하는데 있다. 이를 위해 이 연구는 청주시 190개 신호교차로를 비교그룹방법을 사용하여 도로기능별 신호운영의 안전성 평가에 중점을 두고 있다. 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 두 도로유형(간선기능과 집산기능) 모두 야간점멸신호 도입시 사고가 증가하는 것으로 분석되었다. 둘째, 그룹 A(간선기능)에서는 사고건수 19%, 사상자수 36%, 심각사고건수 15% 및 중상이상 사상자수 14%가 증가한 것으로 평가되었다. 셋째, 그룹 B(집산기능)에서는 사고건수는 50%, 사상자수는 64%, 심각사고건수 41%, 그리고 중상이상 사상자수는 77% 증가한 것으로 분석되었다.

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