VARIABLE MESSAGE FOG HAZARD WARNING SIGNS TO CONTROL VEHICLE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS INTERSTATE 5-NORTH ALBANY

THE PROJECT IS AIMED AT DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS IN CONTROLLING TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING PERIODS OF HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS FOG, VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, OR CONGESTION. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SIGNS IS MEASURED QUANTITATIVELY BY USE OF ACCIDENT RECORDS, VEHICULAR SPEEDS, AND HEADWAYS. SIGNS APPEAR TO BE PROMISING IN PREVENTING ACCIDENTS DURING PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG. /NTIS/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract No DOT-FHWA-41L4014
• Corporate Authors:

  Oregon State Highway Division

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• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 29 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fog; Headways; Highway safety; Speed; Traffic congestion; Traffic crashes; Traffic signs; Visibility; Warning signs
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221962
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: Int Rept
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 20 1973 12:00AM