HIGHWAY SAFETY, DESIGN AND OPERATIONS (THE NEED FOR A SAFE DRIVING ENVIRONMENT)

ROADSIDE HAZARDS ARE DISCUSSED AND WIDESPREAD DEFICIENCIES IN DESIGN ARE REVIEWED. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF DESIGN FAILURE ARE PRESENTED. STUDIES OF FATAL HIGHWAY AND FREEWAY ACCIDENTS ARE DISCUSSED. THE URGENT NEEDS OF HIGHWAY SAFETY ARE LISTED WHICH WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR THE FEDERAL AGENCY AND STATE HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENTS. THE HISTORY OF THE AWARENESS OF ROADSIDE HAZARDS IS REVIEWED. THE SUBCOMMITTEES'S INVESTIGATION EXPLORES THE SUBJECT OF FREEWAY SIGNING AND RELATED GEOMETRICS. THE QUESTION OF LIABILITY UNDER THE LAW FOR IMPROPER ELEMENTS OF THE ROAD ENVIRONMENT IS DISCUSSED. THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GOOD SIGNING PRACTICE ARE PRESENTED AND THE NEED FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY COOPERATION IS EXPRESSED. OTHER ASPECTS COVERED ARE OFF-FREEWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, WET WEATHER PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS, THE CONFUSION CREATED BY NONUNIFORMITY IN SIGNS AND SIGNALS, AND OPERATIONAL DEFICIENCIES OF THE NATIONAL ROAD SYSTEM.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept No 93-7
• Corporate Authors:

  United States Congress

  Washington, DC  United States  20510
• Publication Date: 1973-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 42 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cooperation; Fatalities; Freeways; Hazards; Highway law; Highway safety; Interdisciplinary studies; Law uniformity; Legal responsibility; Moisture content; Operations; Performance; Standardization; Traffic control devices; Traffic regulations; Traffic signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Guidance; Wet conditions
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeway signs; Highway law uniformity; Interdisciplinary; Uniform traffic laws
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224346
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 20 1974 12:00AM