EXPERIMENTS WITH ROAD HUMPS, BUMPS, ELEVATED PAVEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIANS, AND RUMBLE STRIPS

FORSOEK MED HUMPER, DUMPER, OPPHOEYDE GANGFELT OG RUMLE- FELT

The report deals with experiments with various speed reducing methods on several roads in the county of Vestfold, from autumn 1978 till autumn 1979. The methods discussed are: road humps, bumps, elevated pavements for pedestrians, and rumble strips. The project was sponsored by the public roads administration, who was particularly interested in experiences with the construction and winter maintenance of such arrangements. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Vegdirektoratei

  P.O. Box 6390, Etterstad
  N-Oslo 6,   Norway 
• Publication Date: 1980-3

Language

• Norwegian

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 68 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Costs; Economic efficiency; Field studies; Maintenance; Raised road markings; Rumble strips; Speed; Speed control; Traffic signs; Walkways; Winter maintenance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bumps; Decreases; Efficiency
• Geographic Terms: Norway
• Old TRIS Terms: Raised pavements
• ITRD Terms: 3655: Construction; 224: Cost; 9009: Decrease; 5911: Efficiency; 2720: Footway; 8084: Norway; 551: Road stud; 2849: Rumble strip; 5408: Speed; 553: Traffic sign; 2593: Winter maintenance
• Subject Areas: Construction; Economics; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341397
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Norwegian Road Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 234 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM