ROADSIDE HAZARDS

BLATNIK'S ARTICLE OUTLINES THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY THE DANGERS IN ROADSIDE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, THE ANALYSIS OF ROADSIDE HAZARDS, AND HOW THEY CAN BE CORRECTED, AND THE NEED FOR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS TO DESIGN SAFER ROADS. PRISK'S ARTICLE DISCUSSES GUARDRAILS, SIGNS AND SUPPORTS, CURBS, DRAINAGE ELEMENTS, BRIDGES, BRIDGE APPROACHES, BRIDGE RAILINGS, SHOULDERS AND SLOPES, AND LIGHTING FROM THE HAZARD POINT OF VIEW. A SECTION OF PHOTOS OF TYPICAL HAZARDS IS INCLUDED. /HSL/

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16271
• Corporate Authors:

  Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control

  1250 I Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Blatnik, J A
  • Prisk, C W
  • D'amico, S J
• Publication Date: 1968

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge approaches; Guardrails; Highway bridges; Highway design; Highway safety; Roadside; Street lighting; Surface drainage
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway drainage
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220618
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: 68 pp
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 19 1970 12:00AM