REDUCTION OF WET PAVEMENT ACCIDENTS ON LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN FREEWAYS

IMPROVED PAVEMENT SURFACE CONSTRUCTION METHODS FOR NEW PAVEMENTS AND THE USE OF PAVEMENT GROOVING AND THIN BLANKETS FOR EXISTING PAVEMENTS ARE SOLUTIONS TO THE WET PAVEMENT ACCIDENT PROBLEM. BEFORE-AND-AFTER ACCIDENT STUDIES OF PAVEMENT GROOVING PROJECTS INDICATE A REDUCTION OF 85 PERCENT OF THE WET PAVEMENT ACCIDENTS. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  California Division of Highways

  Bridge Department
  Sacramento, CA  United States  05914

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Farnsworth, E E
  • JOHNSON, M H
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Moisture content; Pavement grooving; Pavements; Skid resistance; Skidding
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wet conditions
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00206445
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: B-3-1
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 8 1971 12:00AM