Numerous safety strategies are available for stop–controlled intersections, including low–cost countermeasures that can be installed systemically and higher–cost geometric design options.

In fact, Systemic Application of Multiple Low–Cost Countermeasures for Stop–Controlled Intersections is a Proven Safety Countermeasure that can reduce injury and fatal crashes by 10 percent.

On this web page, learn about successful stop–controlled intersection safety strategies and methods for implementation.

Outreach and Education Resources

• Proven Safety Countermeasure: Systemic Application of Multiple
  Low–Cost Countermeasures at Stop–Controlled Intersections
• Systemic Application of Multiple Low–Cost Countermeasures
  at Stop–Controlled Intersections
• Intersection Safety Implementation Plans–Blueprints for
  Improving Intersection Safety
• Case Studies – Improving Safety through Intersection Safety
  Implementation Plan
  • Missouri
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Carolina
• South Carolina Case Study: Systematic Intersection Improvements
• Intersection Conflict Warning System (ICWS) Pooled Fund Study Project Informational Booklet

Technical Materials and Research

• Intersection Safety Strategies Brochure
• Intersection Safety Implementation Plan Process
• Safety Evaluation of Multiple Strategies at Stop–Controlled Intersections – Tech Brief
• Safety Evaluation of Turning Movement Restrictions at Stop–Controlled Intersections
• Advancing Innovative Intersection Safety Treatments for Two–Lane Rural Highways Final Report
• Intersection Safety: A Manual for Local Rural Road Owners
• Low–Cost Safety Enhancements for Stop–Controlled and Signalized Intersections
• Guidance for Evaluating the Safety Impacts of Intersection Sight Distance (NCHRP Report 875)
• Intersection Conflict Warning System (ICWS) Pooled Fund Study Project Support and Outreach Phase 3
• Systemic Low–Cost Countermeasures for an Unsignalized Intersection Safety Improvement Plan for Virginia
• Evaluation of Rural Intersection Treatments
• Evaluation of the Cost–Effectiveness of Illumination as a Safety Treatment at Rural Intersections
• Intersection Safety Technologies Guidebook: Intersection Conflict Warning Systems & LED STOP Signs
• Estimating the Crash Reduction and Vehicle Dynamics Effects of Flashing LED Stop Signs

Connections to Other Transportation Safety Topics

• The systemic approach to safety involves widely implemented improvements based on high–risk roadway features correlated with specific severe crash types; the approach helps agencies broaden their traffic safety efforts at little extra cost
• Roundabout, restricted crossing U–turn (RCUT) and median U–turn (MUT) intersection designs can offer improved safety because they have fewer conflict points
• A corridor access management plan can improve intersection safety
• Pavement friction plays an important role in road safety performance, including at intersections
• The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways provides the national standards for all traffic control devices, including pavement markings, signs, and traffic signals