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Office of Highway Safety
Highway IssuesHighway Issues
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Rear-End AccidentsRear-End Accidents
At barrier toll plazas• Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
(ISTHA), 49%• Pennsylvania Toll Highway System, 30%• New Jersey Toll Authority System, 38%
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Traditional Toll Plaza LanesTraditional Toll Plaza Lanes
• At barrier toll plazas– Manual cash– Automatic coin– Electronic collection
• Vehicles must stop or slow down
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Open Road Toll Plaza LanesOpen Road Toll Plaza Lanes
• At open road toll plazas– Vehicles identified
electronically– Vehicles allowed
to drive nonstop
Source: Illinois Tollway
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Open Road TollingOpen Road Tolling
• Improves overall safety– Eliminates queuing at toll plazas– Reduces rear-end accidents
• Florida DOT 2003 study– Pre-ORT, 27 rear-end accidents– Post-ORT, 12 rear-end accidents
• States believe tolling provides funding for highway expansion
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Toll Plaza Design GuidanceToll Plaza Design Guidance
• No guidelines or standards – AASHTO’s Green Book– FHWA’s MUTCD
• FHWA and IBTTA goal–Best practices report–Consistent national strategies
• Report expected summer 2006
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SummarySummary
• Lack of national toll plaza design standards
• Need for design uniformity to ensure toll road safety
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