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Eun Sug Park1, Paul J Carlson2, Adam Pike1
1Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University System, 3135 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3135, United States.
Abstract:
While there has been increasing interest in wet-weather pavement markings due to their improved visibility and potential for enhancing road safety in wet-night conditions, there is a lack of research evaluating their safety effectiveness based on actual wet-night crash data. This paper presents the safety assessment of wet-weather pavement markings in the Atlanta District of the Texas Department of Transportation, conducted by two different evaluation approaches that are known to be rigorous and statistically defensible: Empirical-Bayes before-after analysis and full Bayes before-after analysis with comparison groups. The results from both approaches suggest that there are positive safety effects of wet-weather pavement markings for relevant crashes, providing evidence-based support for safety benefits of wet-weather markings.
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