TRUCK TURNOUTS OR SIDINGS ON LONG TWO-LANE GRADES TO PERMIT TRAILING CARS TO PASS
TRUCK TURNOUTS WARRANTED BY SAFETY AND TRAFFIC FLOW CONSIDERATION ARE DISCUSSED WITH RESPECT TO THREE CONDITIONS OF TOPOGRAPHY AND ALIGNMENT: (1) SHORT, STEEP GRADES ON GOOD ALIGNMENT, BUT APPROACHING A SIGHT-LIMITING FEATURE; (2) LONG GRADES ON COMPARATIVELY GOOD ALIGNMENT; AND (3) LONG GRADES ON INFERIOR ALIGNMENT.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Rural Traffic Problems, Papers presented at the 18th Annual Meeting by the Committee on Rural Traffic and Safety Problems, Department of Traffic, Highway Research Board.
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Corporate Authors:
Highway Research Board
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20418 -
Authors:
- Beakey, J
- Publication Date: 1939-1
Media Info
- Pagination: 3 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Alignment; Climbing lanes; Geometric design; Rural areas; Slopes; Truck lanes
- Uncontrolled Terms: Grade (Slope)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226235
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Paper No. 9
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Jun 18 1972 12:00AM