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Evaluation of the Intersection Sight Distance at Stop-Controlled Intersections in a Mixed Vehicle Environment
by Jana Sarran and Sean Sarran
World Electr. Veh. J. 2025, 16(5), 245; https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj16050245 - 23 Apr 2025
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The introduction of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on roadways will result in a mixed vehicle environment consisting of these vehicles and manual vehicles (MVs). This vehicular environment will impact intersection sight distances (ISDs) due to differences in the driving behaviors of AVs and MVs. [...] Read more.
The introduction of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on roadways will result in a mixed vehicle environment consisting of these vehicles and manual vehicles (MVs). This vehicular environment will impact intersection sight distances (ISDs) due to differences in the driving behaviors of AVs and MVs. Currently, ISD design values for stop-controlled intersections are based on AASHTO’s guidelines, which account only for human driver behaviors. However, with AVs in the traffic stream, it is important to assess whether the existing MV-based ISDs are compliant when an AV is present at an intersecting roadway. Hence, this study utilizes the Monte Carlo Simulation method to compute the PNC of various object locations on the major and minor roadways for possible vehicle interaction types in a mixed vehicle environment at a stop-controlled intersection. Scenarios generated considered these variables and the major roadway speed limits and sight distance triangles (SDTs). ISD non-compliance was determined by examining the PNC metric, which occurred when the demand exceeded the supply. The results indicated that when AV–MV interaction was present at the intersection, the MV-based ISD design was non-compliant. However, it is possible to correct this non-compliance issue by reducing the AV speed limit. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Autonomous Vehicles)
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Intersection Sight Distance in Mixed Automated and Conventional Vehicle Environments with Yield Control on Minor Roads
by Sean Sarran and Yasser Hassan
Smart Cities 2025, 8(3), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities8030073 - 23 Apr 2025
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Intersection sight distance (ISD) requirements, currently designed for driver-operated vehicles (DVs), will be affected once automated vehicles (AVs) enter the driving environment. This paper examines the ISD for intersections with a yield control on a minor road in a mixed DV-AV environment. Five [...] Read more.
Intersection sight distance (ISD) requirements, currently designed for driver-operated vehicles (DVs), will be affected once automated vehicles (AVs) enter the driving environment. This paper examines the ISD for intersections with a yield control on a minor road in a mixed DV-AV environment. Five potential conflict types with different ISD requirements are modeled as a minor-road vehicle proceeds to cross the intersection, turns right, or turns left. Furthermore, different models are developed for each conflict type depending on the vehicle types on the minor and major roads. These models, along with the intersection geometry, establish the system demand and supply models for ISD reliability analysis. A surrogate safety measure is developed and used to measure ISD non-compliance and is denoted by the probability of unresolved conflicts (PUC). The models are applied to a case study intersection, where PUC values are estimated using Monte Carlo Simulation and compared to an established target value relating to the DV-only traffic of 0.00674. The results show that AV-related traffic has higher overall PUC values than those of DV-only traffic. A corrective measure, reducing the AV speed limit on the minor-road approaches by 3 to 4 km/h, decreases the overall PUC to values below those of the target PUC. Full article
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Reliability Analysis of Intersection Sight Distance at Roundabouts
by Said M. Easa, Yang Ma, Shixu Liu, Yanqun Yang and Shriniwas Arkatkar
Infrastructures 2020, 5(8), 67; https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures5080067 - 6 Aug 2020
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This paper presents a reliability-based method for the design of intersection sight distance (ISD) at traffic roundabouts using the linear and nonlinear deceleration profiles of the entry vehicles. The reliability method is based on the first-order second moment method which is simple and [...] Read more.
This paper presents a reliability-based method for the design of intersection sight distance (ISD) at traffic roundabouts using the linear and nonlinear deceleration profiles of the entry vehicles. The reliability method is based on the first-order second moment method which is simple and relatively accurate compared with advanced methods. The nonlinear deceleration profile includes a shape parameter that produces the linear profile as a special case. Deterministic and reliability-based formulas for the required ISD for an approaching vehicle are developed for the entry vehicle on the left and the vehicle on the circulating roadway. Then, the design values of the ISD legs, applicable to any type of roundabout, are presented for different probabilities of non-compliance (Pnc) and different coefficients of variations. For the special case of single-lane symmetrical roundabouts, which have a well-defined geometry, the lateral clearance needs are established. The sensitivity analysis shows that ISD is very sensitive to both the mean and variance of the critical headway. The results show that the deterministic method results in ISD values that correspond to a very small Pnc, indicating that the method is very conservative. The proposed method, which provides flexibility in selecting ISD for any given Pnc, should be of interest to highway designers and practitioners to promote roundabout safety. Full article
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