Abstract
To comply with Section 402, Title 23 of the United States Code, each state is required to prepare a annual highway safety program. Kentucky's program, which includes identification, programming, budgeting, and evaluation of highway safety projects, is intended to have a positive impact on the reduction of traffic accidents. The first step in the program, problem identification, requires systematic, statistical analyses of accident records. In-depth analyses of accident data were performed, and 25 problem areas were investigated. Accident rates were found for counties and cities in the following categories: total accidents, fatal accidents, accidents by driver age and sex, and speed-, alcohol-, and drug-related accidents. In addition, rates were reported for accidents involving pedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, school buses, tractor-trailers, single-unit trucks, railroad trains, and emergency vehicles.
Report Date
5-1-1979
Report Number
No. 521
Digital Object Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.13023/KTC.RR.1979.521
Repository Citation
Pigman, Jerry G. and Agent, Kenneth R., "Problem Identification for Highway Safety Plan" (1979). Kentucky Transportation Center Research Report. 1042.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ktc_researchreports/1042
Notes
The contents of this report reflect the views of the authors who are responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Bureau of Highways. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation.