EMERGENCY ESCAPE RAMPS FOR RUNAWAY HEAVY VEHICLES

This report presents a state-of-the practice synopsis of EERRHV technology, findings of a current questionnaire survey, and an overview of existing ramp facilities in regard to design, construction, and practical operational techniques. Several existing emergency escape lanes are described, listing many of the benefits and shortcomings of each. (FHWA)

• Corporate Authors:

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  805 Transportation Building
  Nashville, TN  United States  37219

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Williams Jr, E C
• Publication Date: 1978-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 68 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Emergencies; Escape lanes; Heavy vehicles; Highway design; Ramps; Road construction; State of the art studies; Traffic safety; Trucks
• Old TRIS Terms: Runaway vehicles
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00322732
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-TS-79-201 Final Rpt
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-9135 FCIP
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 12 1981 12:00AM