DRIVEWAY ACCIDENT AND VOLUME STUDIES. PART 3 - DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
DESIGN ELEMENTS ARE PRESENTED FOR VARIOUS COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAYS. TWO-WAY OPERATION IS NECESSARY FOR URBAN SERVICE STATIONS, AND IS GENERALLY A MUST FOR OTHER TYPES OF DRIVEWAYS. MANY PARKING LOTS ARE MOST EFFICIENTLY LAID OUT BY USING 2-WAY DRIVES, WHILE OTHER LOT SIZES AND LAYOUTS WILL OPERATE BEST AS 1-WAY. IN THE SKOKIE STUDIES, 16% OF ALL COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL DRIVEWAYS ALONG MAJOR TRAFFIC ROUTES WERE POSTED OR DESIGNED FOR 1-WAY MOVEMENT. ANOTHER DESIGN ELEMENT CONCERNS 1-WAY STREETS. TRAFFIC, LIKE ACCIDENTS, CAN BE RELATED TO THE KIND OF LAND USE SERVED. THE VOLUMES TO BE EXPECTED AT A SPECIFIC DRIVEWAY WILL ACTUALLY VARY WITH THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DRIVES SERVING THE PARTICULAR LAND USE, AND ALSO WITH THE TYPE OF TRAFFIC ACCESS PROVIDED BY THE DRIVEWAY. A TABLE IS PRESENTED GIVING DATA AS EXAMPLE OF VOLUMES COUNTED AT SELECTED COMMERCIAL SITES, USING THE KIND OF LAND USE AS THE UNIT OF REFERENCE. THROAT CONTROL AND CURB DESIGN ARE DISCUSSED. THE SKEW DESIGN ALLOWS RELATIVELY HIGH SPEED ENTRY, AND IS PREFERRED BY NUMEROUS OIL COMPANIES FOR BOTH URBAN AND RURAL USE. GUIDELINES SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR DRIVEWAY DESIGN IN EACH MUNICIPALITY.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 34, No 5, PP 16-19, 2 FIG, 1 TAB, 1 PHOT
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Authors:
- Box, P C
- Publication Date: 1969-10
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Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Design; Driveways; Land use; One way traffic; Parking lots; Service stations; Skewed structures; Traffic volume; Two lane highways; Urban areas
- Uncontrolled Terms: Skew angle; Two way traffic
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00225598
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-006 723
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Jul 6 1989 12:00AM