Transition Zone Design

The purpose of this report is to document the activities of the research effort and present the findings of the work accomplished. Transition zone is the area in which it is communicated to drivers that the roadway environment is changing (i.e., from rural to built-up) and that their speed should change as well. This study evaluated treatments that could advise drivers to this. Based on the study findings, it is recommended to add additional speed warning signs to such transition zones.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.13023/KTC.RR.2013.14
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Kentucky, Lexington

  Kentucky Transportation Center
  College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
  Lexington, KY  United States  40506-0281

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Stamatiadis, Nikiforos
  • Kirk, Adam
  • Cull, Andrea
  • Dahlem, Austin
• Publication Date: 2014-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 177p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Rural highways; Speed signs; Traffic control devices; Traffic signs
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01516263
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: KTC-13-16 / SPR 431-12-1F
• Contract Numbers: FRT 190
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 28 2014 1:32PM