AN EXPERIMENT IN HIGHWAY SYSTEM SURVEILLANCE
A ONE-WEEK EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND, IN OBSERVING TRAFFIC SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS, POOR VISIBILITY CONDITIONS, AND PROPER FUNCTIONING OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, AS WELL AS ANY ROAD CONDITIONS WHICH MIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO ACCIDENTS. THIS SURVEILLANCE PROJECT RESULTED IN THE ISSUANCE OF 487 WORK ORDERS FOR NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS OR REPAIRS. WHILE THIS TYPE OF INVESTIGATION IS COSTLY, IT IS USEFUL IN DISCOVERING HAZARDS AND POTENTIAL ACCIDENT LOCATIONS. /HSL/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 40, No 4, PP 48-50, 54-55
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Authors:
- Clifford, E J
- Publication Date: 1970-1
Media Info
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Costs; Crashes; Hazards; Location; Repairing; Road markings; Signals; Surveillance; Traffic control devices; Traffic signs; Visibility
- Uncontrolled Terms: Repairs
- Old TRIS Terms: Traffic marking
- Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00225924
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 25 1971 12:00AM