NEW MEXICO CIRCUIT COURT FINDS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT LIABLE FOR SHOULDER DROP-OFF AND LACK OF STRIPING IN WORK ZONE DEATH

A New Mexico Circuit Court found that the State Department of Transportation was negligent in the death of a motorcyclist struck and killed by tractor trailer on Interstate 40. The circumstances of the accident are described, as well as the expert testimony presented in court. It is noted that interim shoulder striping was not provided as discussed and agreed to at the pre-construction conference to eliminate confusion to the traveling public as to lane location.

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  TranSafety, Incorporated

  8136 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite B-101
  Springfield, VA  United States  22152
• Publication Date: 1987-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 6-7
• Serial:
  • TRANSAFETY REPORTER
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: TranSafety, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0884-612X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Courts; Dropoffs (Pavements); Fatalities; Liabilities; Motorcyclists; Negligence; Striping; Tractor trailer combinations; Traffic lanes; Work zone traffic control
• Old TRIS Terms: Drop offs
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00472162
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1987 12:00AM