SafeIntersections
SafeIntersections is a proactive system that identifies and prioritizes high-risk rural intersections for safety improvements based on various risk factors, helping to prevent severe crashes before they occur.
Enhancing safety by identifying high-risk intersections
SafeIntersections employs a proactive, risk-based approach to identify and prioritize intersections for counter measures to improve road safety. This method considers various factors, including the monotony of the surrounding road environment, risk exposure (traffic volume), vehicle speeds, skew angle, and both horizontal and vertical alignment to assess risk. SafeIntersections then compares the risk levels of all intersections, prioritizing the highest risk ones for potential countermeasures. For each intersection, SafeIntersections provides a list of possible interventions and the expected risk reduction if specific physical or operational elements are addressed.
The advantage of SafeIntersections is that it offers practitioners a comprehensive view of intersection risks across their network. This assessment is independent of crash history, allowing for the justification of countermeasures even in locations where crashes are infrequent but potentially fatal.
Rural high-speed intersections experience a disproportionate amount of severe road incidents. Although crashes in these areas may be infrequent, their high-speed nature often results in fatalities. Certain intersections have physical and operational characteristics that make them more hazardous than others. By identifying these high-risk intersections and understanding why they pose greater risks, practitioners can implement countermeasures proactively to prevent crashes.
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The Safe System Approach to road safety comprises five pillars. One fundamental principle is the proactive nature of safety measures. Rather than waiting for accidents to happen, this approach advocates using data-driven tools to detect and mitigate potential risks. Abley SafeCurves demonstrates this proactive stance, offering a solution to minimize road trauma on highways.
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Abley is a specialist New Zealand owned transport planning, road safety and geospatial technology company. Founded in 2003, we work with organizations in New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, U.S., and Canada across central, local government and large organizations.
We develop transport strategies and infrastructure solutions that support safer travel, improved accessibility, and greater mobility for our clients and in turn, their customers.
The products and services that we design leverage our expertise in transport planning, engineering, road safety, location data and geospatial systems.
We are passionate about inspiring positive change.