Rumble Strips on Secondary Roads

This paper describes how rumble strips have been identified for reducing run-off-the-road accidents. However, most research has been completed on Interstates and Expressways and there is little information available for secondary roads. Utah data indicates that the sections of roadway without rumble strips experience a 23.6% higher accident rate than those with rumble strips related to rumble strip related accidents. The result is the sections of Interstate with rumble strips experience an average of $214,868 less in accident related costs per mile per year than those sections without rumble strips, a 10% reduction. In speaking with the Utah Highway Patrol, it is estimated that the reported accidents that are rumble strip related may be underestimated by a much a 100% indicating that the benefits could be double that indicated in the study. However, Interstates typically make up a small percentage of a State’s lane-miles of roadway. It is often not economically feasible to install rumble strips on all roadways and there may not be a benefit for some roads. The question then becomes how does a state prioritize where and when to install rumble strips on secondary roadways. To facilitate this investigation, the Utah Department of Transportation accident database was utilized to provide information on facility type, speed limit, and specific route information. The accident information was filter to specifically analyze the accident that could be mitigated by rumble strips. The result is a list of the most critical locations throughout the state but also a recommended policy on installing rumble strips on secondary roads.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Perrin Jr, Joseph
• Conference:
  • 2006 ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibit Compendium of Technical Papers
  • Location: Milwaukee WI, United States
  • Date: 2006-8-6 to 2006-8-9
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 20p
• Monograph Title: 2006 ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibit Compendium of Technical Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Crash rates; Databases; High risk locations; Ran off road crashes; Rumble strips; Rural areas; Rural highways; Secondary roads; Traffic safety; Traffic volume
• Geographic Terms: Utah
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01036836
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1933452161
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 15 2006 4:21PM