Title: Wrong-way driving on Florida toll roads: an investigation into multiple incident parameters and targeted countermeasures for reductions

Authors: John H. Rogers Jr.; Haitham Al-Deek; Ahmad Alomari; Frank A. Consoli; Adrian Sandt

Addresses: Department of Civil, Environmental & Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, 12800 Pegasus Drive, Suite 211, P.O. Box 162450, Orlando Fl 32816-2450, USA ' Department of Civil, Environmental & Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, 12800 Pegasus Drive, Suite 211, P.O. Box 162450, Orlando Fl 32816-2450, USA ' Department of Civil, Environmental & Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, 12800 Pegasus Drive, Suite 211, P.O. Box 162450, Orlando Fl 32816-2450, USA ' Department of Civil, Environmental & Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, 12800 Pegasus Drive, Suite 211, P.O. Box 162450, Orlando Fl 32816-2450, USA ' Department of Civil, Environmental & Construction Engineering, University of Central Florida, 12800 Pegasus Drive, Suite 211, P.O. Box 162450, Orlando Fl 32816-2450, USA

Abstract: Wrong-way driving (WWD) on toll roads is a driving behaviour that has not been fully studied in Florida. In order to combat these WWD events and develop appropriate countermeasures, it is very important to understand the accurate frequency and distribution of these WWD incidents on Central Florida's Toll Road System. This analysis includes an investigation of WWD crash reports, citations, 911 calls, and a customer survey. The main focus of this study is to identify WWD 'hot spots' to determine if additional countermeasures are needed to combat WWD.

Keywords: WWD countermeasures; wrong-way driving; systematic evaluation; safety evaluation; driver behaviour; traffic control; toll roads; USA; United States; crash reports; 911 calls.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEME.2015.072549

International Journal of Engineering Management and Economics, 2015 Vol.5 No.3/4, pp.144 - 168

Received: 03 Feb 2014
Accepted: 09 Dec 2014

Published online: 19 Oct 2015 *

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