Safety analysis of urban signalized intersections under mixed traffic

•Identified factors that raise safety issues at urban signalized intersections•Considered hierarchical nature of crash data•Developed crash frequency and severity prediction models for signalized intersection approaches•Evaluated safety effect of deviance of green time provided from design green time for varying traffic volumes

IntroductionThis study examined the crash causative factors of signalized intersections under mixed traffic using advanced statistical models.MethodHierarchical Poisson regression and logistic regression models were developed to predict the crash frequency and severity of signalized intersection approaches. The prediction models helped to develop general safety countermeasures for signalized intersections.ResultsThe study shows that exclusive left turn lanes and countdown timers are beneficial for improving the safety of signalized intersections. Safety is also influenced by the presence of a surveillance camera, green time, median width, traffic volume, and proportion of two wheelers in the traffic stream. The factors that influence the severity of crashes were also identified in this study.Practical applicationAs a practical application, the safe values of deviation of green time provided from design green time, with varying traffic volume, is presented in this study. This is a useful tool for setting the appropriate green time for a signalized intersection approach with variations in the traffic volume.

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