TRUCK TURNOUTS OR SIDINGS ON LONG TWO-LANE GRADES TO PERMIT TRAILING CARS TO PASS

TRUCK TURNOUTS WARRANTED BY SAFETY AND TRAFFIC FLOW CONSIDERATION ARE DISCUSSED WITH RESPECT TO THREE CONDITIONS OF TOPOGRAPHY AND ALIGNMENT: (1) SHORT, STEEP GRADES ON GOOD ALIGNMENT, BUT APPROACHING A SIGHT-LIMITING FEATURE; (2) LONG GRADES ON COMPARATIVELY GOOD ALIGNMENT; AND (3) LONG GRADES ON INFERIOR ALIGNMENT.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rural Traffic Problems, Papers presented at the 18th Annual Meeting by the Committee on Rural Traffic and Safety Problems, Department of Traffic, Highway Research Board.
• Corporate Authors:

  Highway Research Board

  2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC    20418
• Authors:
  • Beakey, J
• Publication Date: 1939-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Climbing lanes; Geometric design; Rural areas; Slopes; Truck lanes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Grade (Slope)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226235
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper No. 9
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 18 1972 12:00AM