HIGHWAY SIGNING FOR SAFETY

SIGNING THAT EFFECTIVELY WARNS THE MOTORIST OF TEMPORARY OBSTRUCTIONS ON OR NEAR A ROADWAY IS ESSENTIAL TO TRAFFIC SAFETY. THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE WAS TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH AND INVESTIGATE THE SUITABILITY OF VARIOUS TEMPORARY MAINTENANCE SIGNING CONDITIONS, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION BEING GIVEN TO CERTAIN SIGN COMBINATIONS AND MESSAGES, TYPES OF WARNING DEVICES, AND A NEW ELECTRONIC SIGN PANEL FOR ALERTING AND DIRECTING TRAFFIC. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE VARIOUS SIGNING CONDITIONS TESTED WAS BASED ON OBSERVED WEAVING MANEUVERS AND SPEEDS OF VEHICLES THROUGHOUT THE AREA, WHICH WAS LOCATED ON A 6-LANE RURAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL REDUCE THE ACCIDENT POTENTIAL IN THE OPERATIONS CITED FOR DIVIDED, LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS. /AUTHOR/

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/19495
• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Highway Research Council

  Charlottesville, VA  United States 

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Virginia Department of Highways

  Richmond, VA  United States  23219
• Authors:
  • Shepard, F D
• Publication Date: 1971

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electronics; Signs; Speed; Traffic safety; Traffic signs; Warning signs; Weaving traffic
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225003
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Study No 0664
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 15 1972 12:00AM