| The research is an investigative analysis of the characteristics of motor vehicle collisions at urban intersections using insurance claims data.; Previous investigations between injury type and the roadway characteristics of intersections, the use of insurance claims in road safety research, and the use of insurance claims in the development of relationships with the roadway engineering characteristics of intersections are summarized.; The comparison of collisions based on insurance claims data and police-reported collision data revealed that insurance claims provide a robust dataset with the potential for urban intersection collision investigation.; The temporal and geographic characteristics of intersection collisions based on insurance claims are investigated in terms of collision frequency, collision rate, incurred cost, and injury type. Intersections of greatest safety concern based on these characteristics are identified, as are injury types of greatest safety concern at intersections. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)... |
