MINISIZED AUTOMOBILES AND ROADSIDE APPURTENANCES

The effectiveness of roadside safety appurtenances under impact with minisized automobiles is investigated. It is demonstrated that mini-cars are much more susceptible than full-sized automobiles to these unstable modes of behavior when subjected to eccentric impact loading. The prospects for improving existing highway appurtenances and developing new families of these devices to more effectively meet new FHWA guidelines are examined. Considerations of cost, site dimensions, variation in vehicle size, shape, and weight, and their individual effects on crash cushion performance and design are discussed.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Carney III, J F
• Publication Date: 1983-11

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 815-823
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Volume: 109
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Compact automobiles; Crash cushions; Design; Guidelines; Highway transportation; Impact loads; Measures of effectiveness; Prevention; Safety; Shape; Traffic crashes; Vehicle size; Vehicle weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Old TRIS Terms: Impact loading; Small car
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00384804
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-036 976
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM