Report on an overseas visit June/ July 1977 to United Kingdom and Europe

Attendance at a PIARC low cost roads committee and an REAAA Council meeting is described together with notes on the PTRC 1977 summer annual meeting, a visit to TRRL for discussions principally on pedestrian (pelican) crossings and line marking systems, and a visit to two pulsating load test tracks in Germany. A brief examination of the cebtp curviameter is reported with notes on the LCPC circular test track currently under construction. Finally, a visit to manila to attend a meeting of the organising committee for the 2nd REAAA conference is reported and a discussion note with respect to future PIARC and REAAA meetings is appended (a).

• Corporate Authors:

  ARRB

  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • Metcalf, J B
• Publication Date: 1977-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 32P
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: AIR 000-78

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crosswalks; Repeated loads; Reports of visits; Road markings; Test tracks
• Geographic Terms: Europe; United Kingdom
• ATRI Terms: Pavement marking; Pedestrian crossing; Repetitive loading; Report of visit; Test track
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01441251
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 24 2012 11:26PM