SAFETY ZONES

PEDESTRIANS SAFETY ISLANDS AND STREET CAR SAFETY ZONES ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY NECESSARY, ESPECIALLY ON WIDER THOROUGHFARES. HOWEVER, THEY MUST BE ADEQUATELY LIGHTED AND PROPERLY BUILT TO AVOID BEING TRAFFIC HAZARDS. PRACTICALLY ALL COLLISIONS AT WELL LIGHTED ZONES ARE THE FAULT OF RECKLESS OR INTOXICATED DRIVERS AND NOT CAUSED BY THE ZONE ITSELF. A NUMBER OF BOTH GOOD AND BAD INSTALLATIONS ARE DESCRIBED. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/15/15-019.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 15, pp 276-287, 1 TAB. 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:
  • Simpson, H S
  • Canning, W S
  • Marsh, B W
  • Morrison, R L
• Publication Date: 1936

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C. December 4-6, 1935
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 15
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Driving; Drunk driving; Highway safety; Lighting; Pedestrians; Reckless drivers
• Old TRIS Terms: Safety zone
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221003
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 11 1971 12:00AM