EFFECT OF PAVEMENT EDGE MARKINGS ON OPERATOR BEHAVIOR
BEFORE AND AFTER STUDIES OF THE EFFECTS OF PAVEMENT EDGE MARKINGS ON ACCIDENT RATES WERE UNDERTAKEN AT FOUR LOCATIONS IN CONNECTICUT. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT: (1) THE PAINTED LINE ON TWO-LANE AND FOUR-LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAYS AFFECTS THE LATERAL POSITION OF VEHICLES, (2) SOME REDUCTION IN ACCIDENTS LEAVING THE ROADWAY ON THE RIGHT IS APPARENT ON THE FOUR-LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AFTER AN EDGE MARKING IS PLACED, (3) THE PRESENCE OF AN EDGE LINE ALONG ROADWAYS WHERE PEDESTRAINS MUST USE SHOULDERS BECAUSE OF THE ABSENCE OF SIDEWALKS OFFERS ADDITIONAL SECURITY TO BOTH PEDESTRAINS AND DRIVERS, (4) THE OUTER EDGE LINE PROVIDES PAVEMENT DELINEATION AND A POINT FOR A DRIVER TO FOCUS HIS EYES WHEN FACED WITH ONCOMING HEADLIGHTS, AND (5) MARKINGS HAVE SOME INFLUENCE ON OPERATING SPEED AND DRIVER CONFIDENCE.
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Supplemental Notes:
- No 266, pp 8-27, 15 FIG, 4 TAB 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.
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Authors:
- Williston, Robert M
- Publication Date: 1960
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Pagination: 20p
- Monograph Title: Pavement edge markings, shoulders and medians
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Bulletin
- Issue Number: 266
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Behavior; Crash rates; Divided highways; Drivers; Edge lines; Four lane highways; Glare; Headlamps; Operating speed; Pedestrian vehicle crashes; Prevention; Road markings; Safety; Two lane highways
- Old TRIS Terms: Traffic marking
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00220227
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Aug 12 1994 12:00AM