DETECTABLE WARNING SURFACES AT CURB RAMPS

Tests of blind pedestrians' need for detectable warning surfaces at curb ramps found that curb ramps were involved in half the cases in which there were barriers to successful crossings. In the absence of cues, some experienced travelers entered intersections at perpendicular curb ramps or were misdirected by diagonal curb ramps into parallel streets. Detectable warning surfaces provide a cue that alleviates the first problem but can exacerbate the second. Equally effective surfaces may be found that provide sufficient cues but are less expensive and easier to maintain.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Foundation for the Blind

  Publications Division
  New York, NY  United States  10016
• Authors:
  • Hauger, J S
  • Rigby, J C
  • Safewright, M
  • McAuley, W J
• Publication Date: 1996-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 512-525
• Serial:
  • Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
  • Volume: 90
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: American Foundation for the Blind
  • ISSN: 0145-482X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blind persons; Curbs; Detectable warning surfaces; Ramps; Surfaces; Warning devices for persons with disabilities
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00768166
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 17 1999 12:00AM