JACKSONVILLE ELECTRIC AUTHORITY PIONEERS ROADSIDE SAFETY PROGRAM

In an effort to reduce injuries caused by errantly controlled vehicles colliding with utility structures, a comprehensive roadside safety program for the modification of certain sites was developed. This included the development of utility placement guidelines; construction of a comprehensive accident data file; location and use of programs to prioritize candidate cost-effective safety treatments; the development of a comprehensive set of safety improvement methods along with guidelines for their use; and the identification of example safety improvement sites, design, and implementation of specific improvements. The effort is expected to demonstrate to utility companies that taking responsibility for certain aspects of roadside safety is an appropriate, and even economic approach.

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  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 8
• Serial:
  • Texas Transportation Researcher
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Texas Transportation Institute
  • ISSN: 0040-4748

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Databases; Guidelines; Improvements; Roadside structures; Safety; Traffic crashes; Utility poles; Vehicles
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00482645
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1989 12:00AM