RUMBLING ROAD

To warn drivers of a hazard ahead the Swedish inventor, Sven Dahlstedt, suggests a "rumble strip" of matting connected between long flat side poles (British Patent 2 146372). The rumble strip is hurriedly laid on the road ahead of an accident or hazard. Any car approaching runs onto the mat and the driver is warned by the noise and vibration as the wheels cross the bars. (TRRL)

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• Publication Date: 1985-7-25

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 29
• Serial:
  • NEW SCIENTIST
  • Volume: 107
  • Issue Number: 1466
  • Publisher: REED BUSINESS INFORMATION LTD
  • ISSN: 0262-4079

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Equipment; Hazards; Mats (Footings); Portable equipment; Rumble strips; Traffic crashes; Warning devices; Warning systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Mats
• ITRD Terms: 1772: Driver; 3674: Equipment; 9060: Portable; 2849: Rumble strip; 9113: Warning
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451394
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1986 12:00AM