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Intersection Decision Support

The Partners for Advanced Highways and Transit (PATH), in conjunction with the Traffic Safety Center, is researching the feasibility of placing a system using advanced detection and communication technology at an intersection in Berkeley, California, where there is heavy left-turning traffic with no protection from a left-turn arrow.

TSC Resources

"Gap Acceptance for Vehicles Turning Left Across Oncoming Traffic: Implications for Intersection Decision Support," David R. Ragland, Sofia Arroyo, TSC, Steven E. Shladover, James A. Misener, Ching-Yao Chan, PATH. Presented at TRB Annual Meeting. 2006.

"X Marks the Spot: Many Disciplines Team Up for Intersection Safety," NewsBITS, ITS Berkeley Online Newsletter, Winter 2005.

"Impact of Pedestrian Presence on Movement of Left-Turning Vehicles: Method, Preliminary Results & Possible Use in Intersection Decision Support." Ipsita Banerjee,
Steven E. Shladover, James A. Misener, Ching-Yao Chan, PATH, David R. Ragland, TSC. 2004.

"Intersection Decision Support Project: Taxonomy of Crossing-Path Crashes at Intersections Using GES 2000 Data." David R. Ragland, Aleksandr A. Zabyshny, TSC Research Paper. August 2003.

"False Alarms and Human-Machine Warning Systems." David R. Ragland, Aleksandr A. Zabyshny, TSC Research Paper. August 2003.

"IDS Project Seeks to Prevent Broadside Crashes," PATH Web site featured research. 2003.

"Intersection Decision Support" Research Task Order. Jim Misener, PATH. 2003.

"A Review of ITS-Based Pedestrian Injury Countermeasures." Bechtel, AK.  Geyer, J. Ragland, DR. TSC Research Report. 2003.