Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
Online ISSN : 1881-1124
ISSN-L : 1341-8521
Traffic Accident and Safety
Methodology for Determining Delineator Placement and Operation Based on User Satisfaction
Jaehong PARKCheol OH
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2011 Volume 9 Pages 1884-1896

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Delineators are useful devices for ensuring safer driving maneuvers. Effective placement and operation of a delineator are essential to its impact on safe driver maneuvering and result in the prevention of traffic accidents. This study proposes a methodology for determining the parameters associated with optimum delineator placement and operation, which include the spacing, height and size of the delineator, from the perspective of user satisfaction. A binary logistic regression technique is adopted to incorporate user satisfaction into the methodology. The proposed model is capable of producing a probabilistic measure of user satisfaction with respect to various parameters. For example, based on the proposed methodology, the optimum delineator spacing should be 6.10-14.28 m to obtain 70% user satisfaction with a diameter of 100 mm. The outcomes of this study can serve as useful fundamentals for more effective placement and operation of delineators.

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