IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF REMEDIAL AID SYSTEMS FOR PASSING MANEUVERS ON TWO-LANE RURAL ROADS-VOLUME I

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES WERE TO DETERMINE THE PARAMETERS AFFECTING THE OVER-TAKING AND PASSING MANEUVER ON TWO-LANE RURAL ROADS, TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE REMEDIAL AID SYSTEMS AND DEVICES TO FACILITATE PASSING MANEUVERS ON TWO-LANE RURAL ROADS AND TO ASSESS THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF VARIOUS ALTERNATIVE REMEDIAL AID SYSTEMS. THE STUDY INCLUDED INVESTIGATION INTO THE AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRONIC AND ELECTROMECHANICAL REMEDIAL AID SYSTEMS, THEIR COSTS, EFFECTS ON TRAFFIC FLOW--INCLUDING VOLUME AND ACCIDENTS--AND BENEFIT/COST RATIOS OF ALTERNATIVE REMEDIAL AIDS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report No 1-2-1, 61 PP, 1 FIG, 6 TAB, 12 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of Transportation

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

  Bureau of Public Roads /US

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Cassel, A
  • Janoff, M S
  • Amos, W E
• Publication Date: 1969-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Electronic equipment; Mechatronics; Motorist aid systems; Passing; Rural highways; Traffic crashes; Traffic flow; Traffic volume; Two lane highways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Electromechanical devices
• Old TRIS Terms: Electronic devices
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225612
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 16 1970 12:00AM