RUNAWAY VEHICLES STOPPED IN THEIR TRACKS

A STOPPING TRACK 14FT WIDE AND 100YD LONG HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED ON A DOWNWARD GRADIENT ON THE B1249 AT STAXTON HILL IN YORKSHIRE, WITH AN 18-IN DEPTH OF LYTAG LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE TO DECELERATE VEHICLES QUICKLY, EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST 20 YDS WHERE THERE IS 9 IN OF ROADSTONE COVERED WITH 9 IN OF LYTAG IN ORDER TO DECELERATE VEHICLES MORE SLOWLY. THE STOPPING TRACK IS SEPARATED FROM THE ROAD BY A 3-FT CURB. A CAR WITH FAILED BRAKES WHICH RAN INTO THE TRACK AT OVER 80 MILE/H CAME TO REST WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY TO THE DRIVER /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 136, No 4078, 36 PP, 1 FIG, 2 PHOT
• Corporate Authors:

  Surveyor, London /UK

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• Authors:
  • Barnett, N D
• Publication Date: 1970-8

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brakes; Deceleration; Failure; Lightweight aggregates; Railroad tracks; Stopping; Stopping distances
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225315
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 12 1971 12:00AM