PAVEMENT EDGES AND VEHICLE STABILITY: A BASIS FOR MAINTENANCE GUIDELINES

The repair of pavement edge geometry adjacent to unpaved shoulders is a maintenance activity that requires continuous effort on the part of all state and local agencies. Although it is generally accepted that these roadway discontinuities have some effects on vehicle stability and thus on facility safety, these effects have never been comprehensively quantified. A comprehensive treatment of this problem is presented that was developed by using research conducted previously by the California Department of Transportation and Systems Technology, Inc., and adding a testing program to supplement and extend the earlier work. Recommendations are made for the use of this information to establish maintenance guidelines. Appropriate use of this information by highway engineers can, in time, have a major impact on reducing accidents affected by pavement edges. This can be accomplished by reducing unnecessary maintenance and spending available maintenance funds on areas that have real safety significance. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Zimmer, Richard A
  • Ivey, Don L
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 48-56
• Monograph Title: INTERACTION OF VEHICLES AND PAVEMENTS
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 946
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guidelines; Mechanical stability; Motor vehicles; Pavement maintenance; Safety; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Edges
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389582
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309036674
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 874
• Files: HSL, TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 30 1985 12:00AM