A review of the use of high friction surfacing in London
The use of High Friction Surfacing (HFS) on approaches to pedestrian crossings in London has become widespread. In commissioning new crossing facilities in London the provision of HFS on the approaches is considered mandatory. In 2011 The Road Surface Treatment Association and ADEPT published ‘The service life of surface treatments' that indicated average service lives of 4 -8 years. There is over 500km of sites identified as 'approaches to crossings' on the London principal road network, which suggests a need to maintain 60 -100km per year. In 2012 the London skid project commissioned a review of the use of HFS in London with the objective of: Reviewing the design standards applied to determine the appropriate length of HFS; Consider the pattern of collisions in the vicinity of crossings; Assess the performance of alternatives to HFS that may provide an alternative to the use of HFS. This paper will review the methodology and findings from the assessment and consider a process of relaxation and departures that could be applied in London.
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Authors:
- STEPHENSON, M
- Hodgson, M
- Premathilaka, A
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- Publication Date: 2014-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 24p
- Monograph Title: Safer Roads 2014: 4th International Safer Roads Conference: 18-21 May 2014, Cheltenham, United Kingdom [papers]
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Crosswalks; Skid resistance; Surface course (Pavements)
- Uncontrolled Terms: Road design and asset management; Safe systems (roads)
- Geographic Terms: London (England)
- ATRI Terms: Case study; Pedestrian crossing; Road surface properties; Skidding resistance
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Pavements;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01540210
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ATRI
- Created Date: Oct 14 2014 10:40AM