GEOMETRICS AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS

This Record contains the following papers: Geometric Design Element Groups and High-Volume Two-Lane Rural Highway Safety, D.E. Cleveland et al; Driving Dynamic Considerations: A Comparison of German and American Friction Coefficients for Highway Design, R. Lamm; Survey of States' R-R-R Practices and Safety Considerations, J.M. Mason, Jr., and H.C. Petersen; Study of the Effect of Two-Way Left-Turn Lanes on Traffic Accidents, J.S. Thakkar; Effect of Traffic and Geometric Measures on Highway Average Running Speed, A. Polus et al; An Improved Bridge Safety Index for Narrow Bridge, B.V.R. Gandhi et al.

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  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1984/960/960.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Includes HS-038 208--HS-038 213. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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• Conference:
  • 63rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1984-1-16 to 1984-1-20
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 48p
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 960
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coefficient of friction; Driver rehabilitation; Geometric design; Highway design; Highway safety; Narrow bridges; Resurfacing; Rural highways; Safety; Traffic crashes; Traffic speed; Two lane highways; Two way left turn lanes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rehabilitation; Restoration
• Old TRIS Terms: Two way left turn
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00396899
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• ISBN: 0309037069
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 207
• Files: HSL, TRB, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM