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The objective of this study was to report on the mitigation methods tested and used by transit agencies to reduce collisions between LRVs and motor vehicles where LRT runs through or adjacent to highway intersections controlled by conventional traffic signals, with a particular focus on collisions occurring between LRVs and vehicles making left turns at intersections. This synthesis includes success stories and specific actions taken to achieve positive results, as well as examples of unsuccessful actions.
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These countermeasures include physical barriers, traffic signs, signal displays, traffic signal phasing, pavement markings and/or treatments, public outreach and/or education, police and photo enforcement, and others such as lower train speeds, standardized crossings, and LRV operator defensive driving. This synthesis report describes 34 countermeasures and presents case studies of recent applications of many of the countermeasures by transit agencies.
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