EVALUATION OF MOTORIST INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSITWAYS AND FREEWAY-TRANSITWAY INTERCHANGES

Barrier separated high-occupancy vehicle lanes, or transitways, have been identified as an effective way to reduce freeway congestion by providing priority treatment for high-occupancy vehicles. The Texas Transportation Institute performed a study to identify the user information needs of this type of facility and how those needs could best be met. Driver expectancy requires that information be provided in the same manner used on other types of roadways. However, the unique characteristics of transitways dictate special guidelines for the provision of motorist information. The guidelines include a new background color for transitway guide signs, more effective use of lane-use control signals, and specialized regulatory signing. The diamond symbol should be shown with all transitway signing and the signs should be located directly over the facility. The application of these guidelines should conform, in principle, to the standards for freeway signing found in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Institute of Transportation Engineers, District 6, 41st Annual Meeting, July 17-20, 1988.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Hawkins, H G
  • Mounce, J M
• Publication Date: 1988-7

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 47-56
• Serial:
  • ITE Compendium of Technical Papers
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus lanes; Guidelines; Guideways; High occupancy vehicle lanes; High occupancy vehicles; Traffic signs
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00479080
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1989 12:00AM