Galway Cycling Campaign -Feachtas Rothaiochta na Gaillimhe

Irish Junction Design Practice (2) Motor Vehicle Collisions

An Information Sheet

Research has identified length of stopping sight distance on all arms as a multiplying factor for several types of accidents.   1) On major left arm, increased accident risk for right turn from the major with major left to right accidents 2) On major right arm, increased risk for right turn from the minor with major right to left accidents 3)  On the minor arm, increased risk for two types of accidents: right turn from the minor with major left to right accidents and for left turn from the minor with major right to left accidents [1] .

© Galway Cycling Campaign, May 2001

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