RESULTS FROM STUDIES OF HIGHWAY GROOVING AND TEXTURIZING BY SEVERAL STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS

IN AN EFFORT TO COMBAT THE INCREASING RATE OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS, SEVERAL STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN EVALUATING THE PAVEMENT GROOVING PROCESS TO INCREASE THE SAFETY OF THEIR HIGHWAYS. THE PROCESS AND RESULTS OF PAVEMENT GROOVING BEING PERFORMED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. AT LOCATIONS WHERE ACCIDENT DATA ARE AVAILABLE, THIS TECHNIQUE APPEARS TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE IN THE PREVENTION OF WET-WEATHER ACCIDENTS; HOWEVER, FOR MOST OF THE LOCATIONS, ACCIDENT DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • pp 465-504, 16 FIG, 7 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Pavement Grooving and Traction Studies

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• Authors:
  • Mosher, L G
• Publication Date: 1968-11-18

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Evaluation; Highways; Moisture content; Pavement grooving; Pavements; Prevention; Safety; Surface course (Pavements); Texture; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wet conditions
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207045
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 19 1970 12:00AM