A study of relationship between the protected grade crossing equipments and driver’s violation behavior

• Main Authors: Shen-chia Chang, 張伸嘉
• Other Authors: none
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/41518332454818867390

碩士 === 逢甲大學 === 交通工程與管理所 === 98 === The level crossing is where the railway crosses road, and the level crossing need to provide necessary traffic control equipments to make sure that trains can pass the level crossing safely. In general, trains have the right of way to pass the level crossing. However, statistical data of Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) shows that from year 2003 to 2005, there are 303 railway accidents at 649 level crossings in Taiwan area. The 90 percent of accidents can be classified by the violation behaviors at the roadway side. Also the highest percentage of violation behaviors is the users of roadway side at the level crossing. From literature review, the accidental rate and fatality of the level crossing in Taiwan has higher than the countries of Europe or Japan. Therefore, how to prevent the violation behaviors at the level crossing will become an important issue from the safety point of view. This study is focus on the violation behaviors of the roadway users, and analyzes the composition of the level crossing in order to explore what factors will affect the violation behaviors of roadway users. First, this study collects the damage numbers of gate arm from TRA. Second, we collect the environment conditions such as safely protected grade crossing equipments and the road geometry. Third, we analyze the relationship between the damage numbers of gate arm and environment conditions by using Point-biserial correlation and Product-moment correlation. Fourth, we will Screen out the significant factors between damage numbers of gate arm and violation behaviors of roadway users. Finally, we will propose the improving strategy and priority for the level crossing of TRA in order to reduce the violation behaviors of roadway users and to improve the safety of level crossing. KEYWORD：LEVEL CROSSING, DAMAGE NUMBERS OF GATE ARM, LEVEL CROSSING ACCIDENT, VIOLATION BEHAVIOR