EVALUATION OF CENTERLINE TREATMENTS FOR CONTROL OF TWO-WAY TRAFFIC ON NORMALLY DIVIDED HIGHWAYS

This paper presents the results of an evaluation of the centerline treatments based on accident experience with their use in Nebraska and Iowa. The objective was to compare their safety effectiveness and identify the most cost-effective treatment.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Compend Tech Paper Annual Meeting Institute of Transportation Engineers, 50th Anniversary Celebration, Pittsburgh, Pa., August 17-21, 1980.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • McCoy, P T
  • Pang, L M
  • Nelson, D S
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 121-124
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Pentech Press
  • Publisher: Pentech Press Limited
  • ISSN: 0727-312014

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Center lines; Cost effectiveness; Highway traffic control; Highway transportation; Highways; Median barriers; Prevention; Safety; Traffic control; Traffic crashes; Two lane highways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Two way traffic
• Old TRIS Terms: Highway systems; Median dividers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00342045
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM