USE OF A RUMBLE STRIPE TO REDUCE MAINTENANCE AND INCREASE DRIVING SAFETY
RAISED TRAFFIC MARKERS HAVE BEEN IN USE SUCCESSFULLY IN CALIFORNIA FOR MANY YEARS. HOWEVER, THE MAIN TROUBLE WITH RAISED TRAFFIC MARKERS IS THAT THEY CANNOT BE USED IN AREAS WHERE SNOW REMOVAL IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE SNOW PLOWS CUT THEM OFF. THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS HAS BEEN RESEARCHING THE POSSIBILITY OF RECESSING A DESIGN OR TEXTURE TO PRODUCE THE SAME ADVANTAGES AS THE RAISED MARKERS. TEXTURED PAINT STRIPES PRODUCED THE FOLLOWING ADVANTAGES: (1) VISIBILITY WAS INCREASED DURING CRITICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS WHEN IT IS DARK AND WET, (2) PAINT LIFE IS INCREASED, AND (3) A ZIP OR BUZZ NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHEN THE VEHICLE CROSSES OVER THE TYPE B RUMBLE STRIPE AND SERVES TO WARN THE DRIVER THAT HE HAS ENTERED ANOTHER LANE. RESEARCH IS STILL CONTINUING TO DETERMINE THE BEST DESIGN FOR A RUMBLE STRIPE. THE TYPE B RUMBLE STRIPE CONSISTS OF 1 IN. GROOVES RUNNING TRANSVERSE TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THIS STRIPE PRODUCES A NOISE BUT IT CANNOT BE CUT ECONOMICALLY WITH AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT. DURABILITY AND COST WILL DETERMINE THE BEST DESIGN.
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Corporate Authors:
Highway Research Board (HRB)
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Authors:
- Cahoon, Roger
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Conference:
- Second Western Summer Meeting
- Location: Salt Lake City Utah, United States
- Date: 1969-8-11 to 1969-8-13
- Publication Date: 1970
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 89-98
- Monograph Title: Highway safety
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Special Report
- Issue Number: 107
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Detectable warning surfaces; Durability; Economics; Pavement grooving; Pavements; Rumble strips; Snow removal; Snowplows
- Old TRIS Terms: Rough textured warning pavement
- Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00225734
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Jul 14 1970 12:00AM