MANUAL-GUIDELINES FOR SKIDDING ACCIDENT REDUCTION

This report was developed in response to the FHWA IM 21-2-73. the report contains guidelines for the Following: 1) A Skid Resistance Inventory; 2) A Systematic Procedure for the Identification and Correction of Hazardous Skid Prone Locations; 3) An Evaluation of Current Pavement Design, Construction and Maintenance Practices to Provide Adequate Skid Resistance Properties for Needs of Traffic; 4) An Annual Report for Skidding Accident Reduction.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This report was prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration under the Study Title: "Definition of Relative Importance of Factors Affecting Vehicle Skids".
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

  P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763
• Authors:
  • Hankins, K
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: 15 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High risk drivers; Manuals; Pavement design; Pavement maintenance; Paving; Prevention; Safety; Skid resistance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097431
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Rpt. No 135-5 Intrm Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: 1-10-70-135
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 13 1975 12:00AM