SYNTHESIS OF SAFETY RESEARCH RELATED TO TRAFFIC CONTROL AND ROADWAY ELEMENTS--VOLUME 1

This synthesis is published in two volumes. Each of the 17 safety research subject areas is presented as an individual chapter. Subject areas included in Volume 1 are: roadway cross section and alinement; pavement surfaces; roadside features; access control and driveways; intersections; interchanges; one-way streets and reversible lanes; priority for high occupancy vehicles; and on-street parking. Volume 2 subject areas include: construction and maintenance zones; adverse environmental operations; roadway lighting; railroad-highway grade crossings; commercial vehicles; bicycle ways; pedestrian ways; and speed zoning and control. An overall 17-chapter subject index is included in both volumes of the synthesis for finding specific areas of interest.

• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68016
• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 2 HS-034 968, TRIS 379587.
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Traffic Control and Operations Division, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Publication Date: 1982-12

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 193 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access control (Transportation); Alignment; Bus priority; Cross sections; Driveways; High occupancy vehicles; Highway design; Interchanges; Intersections; One way traffic; Parking; Pavements; Research; Reversible traffic lanes; Roadside; Safety; Surface course (Pavements); Texture; Traffic control; Traffic signal preemption
• Uncontrolled Terms: Access control
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Public Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379586
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-TS-82-232 Final Rpt., HS-034 967
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-9625
• Files: HSL, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 1983 12:00AM