MAINTENANCE AND HIGHWAY SAFETY HANDBOOK

MANY HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS TODAY RECOGNIZE A NEED TO DEVELOP AN AWARENESS IN ALL PERSONNEL: (1) THAT MANY HIGHWAY DEFECTS POSE AN UNDESIRABLE POTENTIAL THREAT OR HAZARD TO THE UNWARY MOTORIST; I.E., PAVEMENT DEFICIENCIES, INCLUDING SLIPPERY SURFACES, PAVEMENT DROP-OFFS, LOW SHOULDERS, POOR DRAINAGE AND TRAPPED WATER, BLIND INTERSECTIONS, DIRTY OR OBSCURED SIGNS, IMPROPER PAVEMENT MARKINGS, ETC.: (2) THAT PROMPT IDENTIFICATION AND REPAIR OF THESE HIGHWAY FAULTS THROUGH SOUND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS CAN IMPROVE HIGHWAY SAFETY AND SAVE MONEY; (3) THAT UTILIZATION OF PROPER SAFETY DEVICES TO ALERT, WARN, AND DIRECT TRAFFIC THROUGH OR AROUND MAINTENANCE SITES CAN SAFEGUARD THE LIVES OF MOTORISTS AND MAINTENANCE MEN; AND (4) THAT SAFETY OF THE DRIVING PUBLIC MUST BE UPPERMOST IN THE MINDS OF ALL MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY CENTER UNIVERSITY OF

  URBANA, IL  United States 
• Publication Date: 1970-3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Drivers; Handbooks; Hazards; Highway maintenance; Highway safety
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226089
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: 71 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 15 1972 12:00AM