STOPPED VEHICLES ON FREEWAY SHOULDERS

Because of the concerns expressed by California and Texas regarding the safety problem of vehicles stopped on roadway shoulders, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) budgeted research to determine the magnitude of the problem, assess the exposure (opportunity for an accident) of stopped vehicles, identify causal factors, and consider possible countermeasures to decrease the incidence and/or severity of shoulder accidents. Before initiating a full-scale study, preliminary in-house activities were conducted to determine if it was feasible to collect exposure data of vehicles stopped along freeways. This article describes the in-house activities that were conducted, which included a literature review, developing a study plan, and limited data collection and analysis.

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  • Accession Number: 00385857
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Engineering Index
  • Files: TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM