Examining the Safety Impacts of High-Occupancy Vehicle Lanes: International Experience and an Evaluation of First Operation in Israel

Author:

Gitelman Victoria1ORCID,Doveh Etti2

Affiliation:

1. Transportation Research Institute, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel

2. Technion Statistical Laboratory, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa 32000, Israel

Abstract

Current transport policies promote better use of existing roadways by using traffic management strategies such as high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. International experience showed positive mobility impacts of HOV lanes, while research evidence on their safety implications is limited. In Israel, the first HOV lanes were introduced in 2019. This study examined the impacts of HOV lanes on road safety based on a detailed review of international research and accident analyses, which evaluated the safety effects of HOV lanes in Israel. The literature survey applied a systematic screening of research studies from the past two decades and found that HOV lanes were frequently associated with an adverse effect on road safety. Yet, findings were limited to the North American experience, with mostly left-side HOV lanes in use, while in Israel, right-side HOV lanes were introduced. In Israeli evaluations, before-after comparisons of accident changes with comparison groups were applied, with regression models fitted to monthly time series of 17 accident types. Results showed that HOV lanes’ operation led to increasing accident trends, particularly in interchange areas and in the daytime. In injury accidents on road sections, an average increase of 31–41% was found (yet non-significant), while at interchange areas, an increase was even higher and sometimes significant. Thus, adverse safety effects should be expected and accounted for in future planning of HOV lanes. Further research should explore the design features of HOV lanes to reduce their negative safety implications.

Funder

Israeli Smart Transportation Research Center

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Geography, Planning and Development,Building and Construction

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