The Federal Administration (FRA) is conducting a comprehensive research program to develop means of reducing the number of accidents and resulting casualties at highway-railroad grade crossings. In support of this effort, the Volpe Center's Acoustics Facility is conducting a study with the goal of optimizing the performance of railroad horn systems. The primary objective of this report, the second in a series, was to determine the probability of detection of railroad horn systems for warning motorists of the impending arrival of a train at highway-railroad grade crossings. Additionally, the community noise impact of train horns was quantified.
Safety of Highway-Railroad Grade Crossings
1999
126 pages
Report
No indication
English
Railroad Transportation , Transportation Safety , Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Warning system effectiveness , Audio warning devices , Accident reduction , Railroad grade crossing accidents , Horns , Noise , Railroads , Horn usage , Acoustic measurements , Railroad accidents , Railroad grade crossings , Warning signals , Sound measurement , Research program , Effectiveness
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