STUDY OF COMPATIBILITY OF STANDARDS FOR DRIVERS, VEHICLES, AND HIGHWAYS

THE PROBLEMS OF EVERYDAY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS ARE CONSIDERED IN WHICH THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF ALL ELEMENTS OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY SYSTEM--DRIVERS, VEHICLES, AND THE HIGHWAY ENVIRONMENT--ARE NOT ADEQUATELY DESCRIBED BY EXISTING STANDARDS. THREE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION REFLECT: THE NEED FOR HAVING ALL NEW STANDARDS COMPATIBLE IN ALL ASPECTS, THE NEED FOR LEADERSHIP AMONG STANDARDIZING ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE NEED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL DEFINITIONS OF AN INTERIM TRANSITIONAL NATURE. EXAMPLES DISCUSSED ARE WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY AND TRAFFIC SIGNS; DRIVER VISION, REARVIEW MIRROR VISIBILITY AND HIGHWAY DESIGN; VEHICLE DESIGN AND HIGHWAY DESIGN. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1969-6-11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver performance; Drivers; Highway design; Mirrors; Personnel performance; Rearview mirrors; Standardization; Traffic safety; Traffic signs; Vehicle characteristics; Visibility; Vision; Windshields
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision; Rear view
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220702
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: 38 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 15 1971 12:00AM