Title: Lane Departures
1Lane Departures
- By
- Deborah S. McAvoy, M.S., P.E., PTOE
- Tapan K. Datta, Ph.D., P.E.
2Lane Departures
- What are Lane Departures?
- Vehicles leaving their designated lane
- Crossing the Centerline
- Leaving the Roadway
- Where do Lane Departures Occur?
- Low Traffic Volumes
- High Travel Speeds
- Rural Highways and Roadways
3Lane Departures
- Why do Lane Departures Occur?
- Distracted Driving
- Driver Fatigue
- Driver Drowsiness or Falling Asleep
- Driving Under the Influence
4Distracted Driving
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) estimates 25 of all crashes involve
driver distraction
- Distracted Driving
- Drivers concentrate on something other than
operating their vehicles
5Distracted Driving
- Physical Distractions
- Searching for music on the radio
- Changing CDs
- Talking on a cell phone
- Drinking/eating
- Reading while driving
- Talking to passengers/children
6Distracted Driving
- Cognitive Distractions
- Gazing out the window
- Wandering thoughts
- Road Rage
- Aggressive mood
- Boredom
- Fatigue
7Drowsy/Fatigued Driving
- NHTSA estimates falling asleep is responsible for
- 100,000 crashes per year
- 40,000 injuries per year
- 1,550 fatalities per year
8Drowsy/Fatigued Driving
- Characteristics
- Late night/early morning or mid-afternoon
crashes
- Crash is likely to be serious
- Involves a single vehicle leaving the roadway
- Crash occurs on a high-speed roadway
- The driver does not attempt to avoid the crash
- The driver is alone
9US-2 Road Safety Audit
- Sponsored by OHSP
- Conducted by Wayne State University-Transportation
Research Group Summer of 2005
- Limited Scope
- Crash Analysis
10US-2
- One of two main east-west routes in the UP
- Located along the northern shore of Lake
Michigan
- Highly Scenic Route
- Passes through several recreational areas
- High percentage of Recreational Vehicles and
Commercial Trucks
11US-2 Project
US-2 Study Area, Crystal Falls to St. Ignace
12US-2 Crash Analysis
- Preliminary Crash Analysis
- Detailed Crash Analysis of high-crash segments
- Corridor Crash Analysis
- High Deer Crash Locations
- Speeding Related Crash Locations
- Run-off-the-Road Crash Locations
13US-2 Speed Studies
14US-2 Speed Studies Commercial Vehicles
15US-2 Crash Analysis
- Focus Segment Crash Location Map
SV Single Vehicle Crash HO Head-on Crash RE
Rear-end Crash
16US-2 Crash Trends
- Yearly Crash Trends along US-2 (2001-2003)
17- Monthly Variation of Crashes along US-2
- (2001-2003)
18- Time of Day Variation of Crashes along US-2
- (2001-2003)
Injury and Fatal Crashes
Property Damage Only Run-off-the-Road Crashes
19- Light Condition Variation of Crashes along US-2
(2001-2003)
Injury and Fatal Crashes
Property Damage Only Run-off-the-Road Crashes
20- Road Condition Variation of Crashes along US-2
(2001-2003)
Injury and Fatal Crashes
Property Damage Only Run-off-the-Road Crashes
21Annual Trend of Crashes along US-2 (2001-2003)
- Involving Drivers Under the Influence of Alcohol
(1999-2003)
Speeding-Related Crashes (1999-2003)
22Annual Trend of Crashes along US-2 (2001-2003)
Involving Unbelted Drivers (1999-2003)
Deer-Related Crashes (1999-2003)
23- Type of crashes along US-2 (2001-2003)
24Crash Causation along US-2
- Detailed analysis of the 848 fatal crashes,
injury crashes and PDO-ROR crashes (2001-2003)
25Lost Control Crashes
- Icy, Snowy or Slushy Road Conditions
- 191 Crashes
- 71.5
- Wet Road Conditions
- 41 Crashes
- 15.4
- Dry Road Conditions
- 33 Crashes
- 12.4
26Lost Control Crashes
- Icy, Snowy or Slushy Road Conditions
- 163 Single Vehicle ROR Crashes
- 7 Type A Injury
- 12 Type B Injury
- 28 Type C Injury
- 9 Head-On ROR Crashes
- 3 Fatal Crashes
- 1 Type A Injury
- 1 Type B Injury
- 1 Type C Injury
27Lost Control Crashes
- Wet Road Conditions
- 32 Single Vehicle ROR Crashes
- 3 Type A Injury
- 7 Type C Injury
- 3 Head-On ROR Crashes
- 2 Type A Injury
28Lost Control Crashes
- Dry Road Conditions
- 25 Single Vehicle ROR Crashes
- 3 Type A Injury
- 3 Type B Injury
- 2 Type C Injury
- 5 Sideswipe Crashes
- 1 Type A Injury
- 1 Type C Injury
- 2 Head-On ROR Crashes
- 1 Fatal Crash
- 1 Type C Injury
29Failed to Yield Crashes
- Icy, Snowy or Slushy Road Conditions
- 7 Crashes
- 4.7
- Wet Road Conditions
- 29 Crashes
- 19.5
- Dry Road Conditions
- 113 Crashes
- 75.8
30Failed to Yield Crashes
- Icy, Snowy or Slushy Road Conditions
- 5 Angle (2 ROR)
- 2 Type A Injury
- 2 Type C Injury
- 1 Rear-End
- 1 Type C Injury
31Failed to Yield Crashes
- Wet Road Conditions
- 17 Angle Crashes (7 ROR)
- 1 Fatal Crash (ROR)
- 4 Type A Injury
- 5 Type B Injury
- 4 Type C Injury
- 4 Head-On Crashes (1 ROR)
- 2 Type B Injury
- 1 Type C Injury
- 4 Rear-End Crashes (1 ROR)
- 2 Type B Injury
- 1 Type C Injury
32Failed to Yield Crashes
- Dry Road Conditions
- 72 Angle Crashes (22 ROR)
- 4 Fatal Crashes
- 15 Type A Injury
- 13 Type B Injury
- 33 Type C Injury
- 12 Head-on Crashes (1 ROR)
- 1 Type A Injury (ROR)
- 2 Type B Injury
- 6 Type C Injury
- 9 Single Vehicle Crashes (6 ROR )
- 2 Type B Injury
- 4 Type C Injury
33Unable to Stop Crashes
- Icy, Snowy or Slushy Road Conditions
- 17 Crashes
- 13.3
- Wet Road Conditions
- 40 Crashes
- 31.3
- Dry Road Conditions
- 71 Crashes
- 55.5
34Unable to Stop Crashes
- Icy, Snowy or Slushy Road Conditions
- 7 Rear-End Crashes (3 ROR)
- 5 Type C Injury
- 4 Angle Crashes (3 ROR)
- 1 Type B Injury
- 1 Type C Injury
35Unable to Stop Crashes
- Wet Road Conditions
- 32 Rear-end Crashes (6 ROR)
- 5 Type B Injury
- 24 Type C Injury
- 5 Angle Crashes (1 ROR)
- 1 Fatal Crash (ROR)
- 1 Type B Injury
- 3 Type C Injury
- 2 Single Vehicle ROR Crashes
- 1 Type A Injury
36Unable to Stop Crashes
- Dry Road Conditions
- 54 Rear-end Crashes (3 ROR)
- 3 Type A
- 8 Type B
- 43 Type C
- 6 Single Vehicle Crashes (5 ROR)
- 1 Type B
- 3 Type C
37Driver Fell Asleep Crashes
- Icy, Snowy or Slushy Road Conditions
- 3 Crashes
- 4.5
- Wet Road Conditions
- 14 Crashes
- 20.9
- Dry Road Conditions
- 49 Crashes
- 73.1
38Driver Fell Asleep Crashes
- Icy, Snowy or Slushy Road Conditions
- 2 Single Vehicle ROR Crashes
- 2 Type B Injury
- 1 Sideswipe ROR Crash
- 1 Type A Injury
39Driver Fell Asleep Crashes
- Wet Road Conditions
- 13 Single Vehicle ROR Crashes
- 2 Type A Injury
- 2 Type B Injury
- 2 Type C Injury
- 1 Head-on Crash
- 1 Fatal Crash
40Driver Fell Asleep Crashes
- Dry Road Conditions
- 42 Single Vehicle Crashes (41 ROR)
- 4 Type A Injury
- 9 Type B Injury
- 7 Type C Injury
- 3 Head-on ROR Crashes
- 2 Fatal Crashes
- 1 Type B Injury
- 1 Sideswipe-Opposite ROR Crash Fatal Crash
- 1 Angle ROR Crash Type B Injury
- 1 Rear-end Crash Type C Injury
41Driver Fell Asleep Crashes
- Time of Day Crash Occurred
- 6 am 9 am
- 13 Crashes
- 19.4
- 9 am 3 pm
- 23 Crashes
- 34.3
- 3 pm 7 pm
- 8 Crashes
- 11.9
- 7 pm 6 am
- 2 Crashes
- 3.0
42Distracted Driver Crashes
- Icy, Snowy or Slushy Road Conditions
- 6 Crashes
- 10.7
- Wet Road Conditions
- 7 Crashes
- 12.5
- Dry Road Conditions
- 43 Crashes
- 76.8
43Distracted Driver Crashes
- Icy, Snowy or Slushy Road Conditions
- 2 Sideswipe Crashes (1 ROR)
- 1 Type B Injury (ROR)
- 1 Single Vehicle ROR Crash Type C Injury
- 1 Rear-end Crash Type A Injury
44Distracted Driver Crashes
- Wet Road Conditions
- 2 Single Vehicle ROR Crashes PDO
- 2 Rear-end Crashes (1 ROR)
- Type C Injury
- 1 Head-on ROR Crash Type A Injury
- 1 Angle ROR Crash Type C Injury
45Distracted Driver Crashes
- Dry Road Conditions
- 17 Single Vehicle Crashes (15 ROR)
- 4 Type B Injury
- 4 Type C Injury
- 17 Rear-End Crashes (5 ROR)
- 4 Type A Injury
- 3 Type B Injury
- 8 Type C Injury
- 2 Head-on ROR Crashes
- 1 Type A Injury
- 1 Type C Injury
- 1 Sideswipe Opposite ROR Crash Fatal Crash
46Distracted Driver Crashes
- Time of Day Crash Occurred
- 6 am 9 am
- 3 Crashes
- 5.4
- 9 am 3 pm
- 25 Crashes
- 44.6
- 3 pm 7 pm
- 15 Crashes
- 26.8
- 7 pm 9 pm
- 5 Crashes
- 8.9
- 9 pm 6 am
- 2 Crashes
- 3.6
47Crashes to Target for Reduction
- Lost Control on Dry Road Conditions
- Unable to Stop on Dry Road Conditions
- Driver Fell Asleep
- Driver was Distracted
48Potential Crash Reductions
- Total Crashes
- 227 Crashes in three years or 75.67 per year
- Fatal Crashes
- 6 in three years or 2 per year
- Type A Injury Crashes
- 21 in three years or 7 per year
- Type B Injury Crashes
- 35 in three years or 11.67 per year
- Type C Injury Crashes
- 76 in three years or 25.33 per year
49Combating Distracted Driving
- Driving safety is challenging enough when full
attention is paid to roadways
- It takes one distracted second for a crash to
occur
- Recovery on dry road conditions in fair weather
conditions is possible
- Recovery on icy or wet road conditions in fair
weather conditions is difficult
- Recovery on icy or wet road conditions in poor
weather conditions is nearly impossible
50Combating Distracted Driving
- Shifting drivers focus back to driving
- Improving recovery area for drivers
51Combating Driver Fatigue
- Drivers receive stimuli from several sources
- Visual Perception
- Most Important during Driving
- Primary source of information
- Hearing
- Secondary to sight
- Tremendous capacity for conveying information
- Ear can process sounds without concentrating
- Touch
- Movement
- Awareness of body and limbs
52Combating Driver Fatigue
- When drivers fatigue, exposure to measures
impacting audible or touch senses will send alert
message
- Driving noise
- Driving maneuvers that are more difficult than a
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