LARGE TRUCKS AND HIGHWAY DESIGN: TWO STUDIES

Researchers and safety specialists have long understood that not every feature of our highways is designed with large trucks in mind. Two recent studies on this topic, "Intersection Sight Distance Requirements for Large Trucks" by John M. Mason, Jr., Kay Fitzpatrick, and Douglass W. Harwood and "Operational Considerations Relating to Long Trucks in Urban Areas" by Philip H. Decabooter and Clinton E. Solberg, are summarized in this article.

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  TranSafety, Incorporated

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  Springfield, VA  United States  22152
• Publication Date: 1989-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 6-7
• Serial:
  • TRANSAFETY REPORTER
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: TranSafety, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0884-612X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway design; Highway safety; Intersections; Sight distance; Tractor trailer combinations; Trucks; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Longer combination vehicles
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00488680
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1989 12:00AM