SPECIAL STUDY: REDUCED-VISIBILITY (FOG) ACCIDENTS ON LIMITED-ACCESS HIGHWAYS
THE STUDY REVIEWS THE VARIOUS APPROACHES THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PREVENT FOG ACCIDENTS OR THAT HAVE A BEARING ON THE PROBLEM; NAMELY, DRIVER EDUCATION, FOG DETECTION AND GUIDANCE SYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES, VEHICLE AND HIGHWAY LIGHTING, ENFORCEMENT; AND POSTACCIDENT CONTROL. ALSO, RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED INTENDED TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEMS FROM SEVERAL DIRECTIONS, NAMELY, DRIVER EDUCATION, POLICE-HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES FOR CLOSING HIGHWAYS, ENFORCEMENT OF THE BASIC SPEED RULE AS RELATED TO FOG ACCIDENTS, MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE PACTS FOR POSTACCIDENT CONTROL OF ACCIDENTS, IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAMS STANDARDS, AND FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO DEVELOP HIGHWAY GUIDANCE SYSTEMS. /NTSB/
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Supplemental Notes:
- 3 APP NO. NTSB-HSS-72-4
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Corporate Authors:
National Transportation Safety Board
490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC United States 20594 - Publication Date: 1972-11-15
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 51 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crashes; Driver training; Fog; Freeways; Highway safety; Laws; Prevention; Safety; Speed; Street lighting; Traffic law enforcement; Vehicle lighting
- Uncontrolled Terms: Speed laws
- Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00222157
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: May 7 1973 12:00AM