Research Article

Crash Frequency Minimization with Severity Mitigation in Road Geometric Design Using Chance Constraint Programming Optimization

Table 1

Collected parameters.

Segment parameterDescription

Through lane widthThrough lane width (ft)

Average daily trafficAverage daily traffic on the street

Shoulder presence indicator0, if there is no shoulders on the street;
1, if street has shoulder

Shoulder widthShoulder width (ft)

Shoulder type indicator1, if street has paved shoulder;
2, if street has gravel shoulder;
3, if street has turf shoulder;
4, if street has composite shoulder

Median presence indicator0, if there is no median on the street;
1, if there is median on the street

Median type0, if street has painted or shared median;
1, if street has curbed median

Median widthMedian width (ft)

On-street parking presence indicator0, no on-street parking;
1, has on-street parking

Road speed limitRoad speed limit (MPH)

Number of lanesNumber of through lanes in one direction on the street