BOOBY TRAPPED: SHADOW VEHICLES IN WORK ZONES

Industry and several highway agencies have developed crash cushions or truck mounted attenuators (TMAs) for the rear of the "shadow vehicles" used as backup protection for work crews on highways. California, Texas and Ohio have had good results over the past year or so with commercially developed devices. Virginia has developed its own altenuators for several trucks. However, a state of Florida memorandum had suggested that potential liability could exist with agency developed devices, due to concern that they might be sufficiently tests. Potential liability problems could also be posed by a lack of uniform use of guidelines.

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• Corporate Authors:

  TranSafety Incorported

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  Fairfax, VA  United States  22031

  TranSafety Incorporated

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  Washington, DC  United States  20006
• Authors:
  • Anderson, R W G
• Publication Date: 1985-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 4-5
• Serial:
  • TRANSAFETY REPORTER
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: TranSafety, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0884-612X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash cushions; Design; Liability; Personnel; Protection; Safety equipment; Trucks; Utilization; Work zone traffic control
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Society; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395705
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1985 12:00AM