1984 RESEARCH PROBLEM STATEMENTS--OPERATIONAL EFFECTS OF GEOMETRICS

Nine research problem statements considered by the TRB Committee A3A08. Operational Effects of Geometrics, are presented. Each statement identifies the problem, describes the objective of the research, notes related work, and indicates the urgency for the study, and the projected costs. The principal users of the research findings are also noted. The implementation of the findings and possible effectiveness are discussed. The research problems are as follows: warrants for left-turn lanes; warrants and Guidelines for Continuous Exclusive Right-Turn Lanes; Relationship of Stopping Sight Distance to Clearance Times at Stop Sign Controlled Intersections; Coordinating Design, Operating, and Posted Speeds; Increasing Roadway Geometric Delineation when Reducing Highway Illumination; Operational or Geometric Countermeasures for Reducing Run-Off-Road Accidents on Rural Horizontal Curves; Analysis of Rural Highway Alignments Prone to Increased Accident Rates; Optimum Selection of Access Locations Along Major Arterials; and Raised Medians--A Poor Substitute for Good Access Control.

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• Publication Date: 1984-10

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 285
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access control (Transportation); Costs; Curves (Geometry); Geometric design; Highway delineators; Highway design; Highways; Implementation; Intersections; Left turn lanes; Motor vehicles; Operations; Raised separators; Ran off road crashes; Research; Right turn lanes; Rural highways; Speed; Stop signs; Stopping sight distance; Strategic planning; Street lighting; Traffic speed; Travelers; Warrants (Traffic control devices)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Access control; Horizontal curvature
• Old TRIS Terms: Delineators (Traffic); Operational effects
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390385
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM