ROADSIDE SAFETY: A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, JULY 1986

This paper discusses the extent of the roadside safety problem, federal spending to solve the problem, and the problems involved in the design of safer roadsides. It is concluded that critical deficits in the input data continue to undermine researchers' efforts in the cost-effective design of safer roadsides. Among the needs pointed out are the following: the need to pay closer attention to hardware acceptance criteria such that the standards accurately reflect the real-world dynamics of single-vehicle accidents; the need to deploy effective hardware in a timely manner; the need for proper installation and maintenance; and the need for significant and continuing commitments in research, development, and technology sharing.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Circular No. 362, Use of Benefit-Cost Analysis to Develop Roadside Safety Policies and Guidelines. 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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• Authors:
  • McCarthy, L
• Publication Date: 1990-8

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 9-15
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 362
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge railings; Cost effectiveness; Countermeasures; Design standards; Development; Fatalities; Federal aid; Guardrails; Research; Roadside; Safety; Single vehicle crashes; Technology transfer
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Technology sharing
• Subject Areas: Design; Education and Training; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497258
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM