Rural and urban accidents compared; grade crossings responsible for 16 per cent of rural-highway fatalities; grade crossings protected by various devices; majority of accidents occur at unprotected crossings; number of accidents not measure of efficiency of protection; speed of trains; grade-crossing accidents by vary with season of year; grade-crossing accidents by days of weeks, and by hours; visibility of approaching trains discussed; train vs. automobile.


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    Title :

    A statistical analysis of highway-railroad grade-crossing accidents in 1926


    Additional title:

    Pub. Roads


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Public Roads ; 8 , n 11


    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    12 pages


    Remarks:

    14 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English