DESIGN AND STRIPING FOR SAFE PASSING OPERATIONS
THE GOALS OF THIS STUDY WERE TO EXAMINE PASSING BEHAVIOR ON RURAL 2-LANE HIGHWAYS; TO COMPARE STUDY PARAMETERS WITH THE CURRENT PASSING SIGHT DISTANCE DESIGN STANDARDS; AND TO DEVELOP DESIGN AND STRIPING STANDARDS COMPATIBLE WITH CURRENT OPERATING CONDITIONS. PASSING ZONE LENGTHS ARE CALCULATED ON THE BASIS OF: (1) PROVIDING A RECOVERY ZONE, WHERE MANEUVERS MAY BE SAFELY COMPLETED RATHER THAN ABORTED; (2) PASSING AND APPROACHING VEHICLE MOVING AT DESIGN SPEED; (3) CHANGES IN SIGHT DISTANCE WITH HIGHWAY GEOMETRY. THE INCLUSION OF TRAFFIC EFFICIENCY ALONG WITH THE BALANCE OF CUT AND FILL IN ESTABLISHING VERTICAL PROFILES IS DISCUSSED.
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Supplemental Notes:
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Authors:
- Weaver, Graeme D
- Glennon, John C
- Publication Date: 1972
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Pagination: pp 36-39
- Monograph Title: Geometric design implications and vehicle noise
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 390
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Curves (Geometry); Highway safety; Passing; Passing sight distance; Sight distance; Traffic control
- Uncontrolled Terms: Vertical curvature
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226403
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Sep 19 1972 12:00AM