EFFECTS OF PAVEMENT MARKINGS ON DRIVER BEHAVIOR AT FREEWAY LANE DROP EXITS

Field studies were designed to measure the effects of pavement markings on driver behavior at freeway lane drop exits. Number and location of lane changes and erratic maneuvers upstream of three lane drop exits were the measures of effectiveness used to describe driver behavior. The data from two sites directly revealed--and the data from a third site indicated--that drivers are moving into or out of the exiting lane further upstream of the lane drop gore in the in the after period than in the before period. The before-and-after studies also revealed that the number of erratic maneuvers within the entire study segment decreased with the installation of the markings. The largest decrease was in the number of one-lane lane changes through the gore.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1495, Traffic Control Devices, Visibility, and Railroad Grade Crossings. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Fitzpatrick, Kay
  • Lance, Marty
  • Lienau, Torsten
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 17-27
• Monograph Title: Traffic control devices, visibility, and railroad grade crossings
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1495
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Behavior; Drivers; Field studies; Freeways; Lane changing; Lane drops; Problem drivers; Reckless drivers; Road markings
• Old TRIS Terms: Erratic driving behavior
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00714876
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309061601
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 12 1995 12:00AM