TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR LOW-VOLUME RURAL ROADS IN KANSAS

Low-volume rural (lvr) roads, those carrying 400 vehicles per day or less, carry only about 8 percent of the total United States travel, yet they make up about 2/3 of the mileage of public highways. Because they are the largest single class of highway it is important that guidelines be adopted for traffic control and operational safety in order to achieve a rational balance between maximum safety and minimum cost for lvr roads. This paper discusses the "Handbook of Traffic Control Practices for LVR Roads", developed by the Kansas Department of Transportation in cooperation with Kansas State University. The consistent use of the suggested traffic control practices should result in more consistent traffic signing (thus safer roads) with reduced liability for local governments, a reduced amount of signing and lower traffic signing costs. For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 286189. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the International Transport Congress, Montreal, September 23-27, 1984, Volume 3: Vehicles and Tr.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Authors:
  • Smith, B L
• Publication Date: 1984-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. A63-A90
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Balkema (AA)
  • Publisher: AA Balkema

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Guidelines; Low volume roads; Rural highways; Traffic control; Traffic safety
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 2986: Low cost road; 376: Low density area; 328: Rural area; 177: Specifications; 9075: Standardization; 1544: Traffic regulations; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00466778
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1988 12:00AM