NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY BEGINS PROGRAM FOR OLDER DRIVERS

The New York Thruway Authority recently announced a plan to upgrade some of the facilities on the 559 mile superhighway that will particularly benefit older drivers. The program will include brighter signs, wider pavement markings and better roadside delineators. In addition, toll plaza lighting will be increased and drivers will be given longer advance notice of exits.

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  TranSafety, Incorporated

  8136 Old Keene Mill Road, Suite B-101
  Springfield, VA  United States  22152
• Publication Date: 1989-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 6
• Serial:
  • TRANSAFETY REPORTER
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: TranSafety, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0884-612X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Highway delineators; Interchange ramps; Lighting; Luminous intensity; Road markings; Safety; Toll plazas; Traffic signs; Width
• Old TRIS Terms: Delineators (Traffic); Freeway entrances and exits; Traffic marking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486181
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM