DEVELOPMENT OF INDICES FOR THE USE OF STOP SIGNS IN RURAL AREAS

THE PARTICULAR CONDITIONS OF RURAL AREAS--HIGHER APPROACH SPEEDS, DRIVER INATTENTION TO INTERSECTIONS, IMPRACTICABILITY OF ENFORCEMENT--MUST BE CONSIDERED ALONG WITH THE HIGH INCONVENIENCE FACTOR AND VIOLATION RATES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WARRANTS FOR STOP SIGNS. THE PROJECT COMMITTEE RECOMENDED THAT STOP SIGNS BE PLACED ON THE BASIS OF LOCAL CONDITIONS, AND NOT SOLELY ON LEGAL REGULATIONS OR DESIGNATION OF ONE ROUTE AS PRIMARY TO ANOTHER.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 63-73, 1 TAB, 22 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Research Board

  /Dept of Travel Proj Committee Reports
  ,   United States 
• Authors:
  • Burch, J S
• Publication Date: 1939-12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Rural areas; Stop signs; Traffic regulations; Traffic signs; Warrants (Traffic control devices)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic laws
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic sign observance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226224
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 18 1972 12:00AM