MAIL BOXES HAZARD TO MOTORISTS

MAILBOXES ALONG RURAL ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ARE SAFETY HAZARDS TO MOTORISTS AND HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE CREWS. THERE ARE NO DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THEM, AND THEY ARE PLACED ON HIGHWAY RIGHTS OF WAY. THEY ARE BROKEN BY SNOWPLOWS WHEN THE SNOW IS DEEP. A DESIGN IS GIVEN FOR A MAILBOX WHICH SHOULD BE LOCATED AT LEAST FOUR FEET OUTSIDE OF THE ROAD SHOULDER LINE. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 17, No 4, PP 18-19
• Corporate Authors:

  Minnesota Department of Highways

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• Publication Date: 1969

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design standards; Hazards; Highway safety; Maintenance practices; Roadside structures; Rural highways
• Old TRIS Terms: Rural mail boxes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225692
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 19 1970 12:00AM