DUST--DRIVING PROPLEMS--AHD'S ANSWER

IN AN EFFORT TO ALERT MOTORISTS TO THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF DUST STORMS, A NUMBER OF STEPS HAVE BEEN TRIED OVER THE YEARS IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES SEVERAL OF THESE STEPS, INCLUDING A CURRENT PROJECT TO PROVIDE A WARNING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF BEING AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED FROM VISIBILITY DETECTORS. IN SUMMARY, IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT THE ARIZONA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT HAS ADOPTED A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THIS PROBLEM, FEELING THAT EARLY DETECTION AND ALERTING ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAS BEEN DISCIPLINED TO UTILIZE THIS INFORMATION. WITH THE COOPERATION AND THE FACILITIES OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, THE COOPERATION OF THE NEWS MEDIA, RADIO AND TV BROADCASTERS, THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN SAFE HIGHWAY TRAVEL, THE ARIZONA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS CONVEYING THIS INFORMATION TO THE MOTORIST SO THAT WHEN HE DOES SEE THE SIGNS "REDUCE SPEED-BLOWING DUST," BACKED UP WITH HIGH INTENSITY STROBE LIGHTS, HE WILL HAVE SOME IDEA OF WHAT HE SHOULD DO.

• Authors:
  • Ireland, E F
• Conference:
  • Arizona Conf Roads & Streets Proc
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 45-50

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Detectors; Dust; Hazards; Visibility; Warning signs; Warning systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Detecting devices; Dust storms
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226779
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 24 1974 12:00AM