RAIL-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ARE SUGGESTED BY TEAM

THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE (1) ALL SIGNS AND DEVICES PERTAINING TO ADVANCE WARNING AND CROSSING CONTROL SHOULD BE PLACED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE APPROACHING HIGHWAYS. (2) ADVANCE WARNING SIGNS SHOULD BE LARGER AND UNIQUE IN COLOR, COLOR COMBINATIONS, AND SHAPE TO ATTRACT THE DRIVERS'S ATTENTION. (3) TWO ADVANCE WARNING SIGNS SHOULD BE PLACED ON EACH APPROACH. (4) A DOUBLE FLASHING AMBER LIGHT COMBINED WITH A SIGNAL SHOULD BE USED. (5) IN SITUATIONS WHERE VISIBILITY OF TRAINS IS RESTRICTED, A COMBINATION OF SIGNS SHOULD BE USED TO WARN THE DRIVER. (6) A SECTION OF ROUGH TEXTURED PAVEMENT SHOULD BE PLACED AT AN APPROPRIATE DISTANCE FROM THE FIRST WARNING SIGN TO WARN THE DRIVER. (7) CROSS BUCKS SHOLD BE LARGER. (8) SPOT ILLUMINATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED AT NON PROTECTED RAIL-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSINGS WHERE FEASIBLE. /TTR/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 7, No 4, PP 6-7
• Publication Date: 1971-10

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Texas Transportation Researcher
  • Publisher: Texas Transportation Institute
  • ISSN: 0040-4748

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Detectable warning surfaces; Intersections; Pavements; Railroad grade crossings; Warning signs
• Old TRIS Terms: Rough textured warning pavement
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226140
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 27 1972 12:00AM