ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT SAFETY FEATURES IN HIGHWAY DESIGN STANDARDS

IN 1961 THE STATE OF MAINE WAS PRESENTED A MAGAZINE AWARD FOR HAVING "AMERICA'S PRIZE HIGHWAY." THE ROAD SO HONORED---INTERSTATE 95---WAS DESIGNED THROUGHOUT TO INCORPORATE THE PRINCIPLES ENUNCIATED IN THE "POLICY ON LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT FOR NATIONAL SYSTEM IN INTERSTATE AND DEFENSE HIGHWAYS" ADOPTED BY AASHO ON 25 JANUARY 1961. DESIGN FEATURES ARE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO SAFETY, DRIVER COMFORT, CONSERVATION, AND AESTHETICS.

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/HRBproceedings/41/41-007.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 41, pp 83-88, 4 FIG. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Ives, H S
• Publication Date: 1962

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 8-12, 1962
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 41
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Divided highways; Drivers; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Geometric design; Glare; Headlamps; Highway safety; Highways; Planting; Roadside improvement; Slopes; Terrain; Vision
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00203576
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 31 1972 12:00AM