NEW YORK STATE FOUND LIABLE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAFFIC CIRCLE

The New York State Department of Transportation was ruled to be 85 percent liable for injuries sustained by a motorist entering a traffic circle under foggy weather conditions. It was ruled that the DOT was aware of the hazardous condition at this particular circle because numerous complaints had been rendered to the DOT, but the DOT had not acted in a timely fashion to correct it and did not have signs warning motorists as to how far ahead the circle would be encountered nor at what speed one should be driving to enter it. Damages were set at $210,375. Carroll v. State 549 N.Y.S.2d 795 (A.D.2 Dept. 1990)

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  TranSafety, Incorporated

  5811 Oak Leather Drive
  Burke, VA  United States  22015
• Publication Date: 1990-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1-2
• Serial:
  • TRANSAFETY REPORTER
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: TranSafety, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0884-612X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Hazards; Injuries; Liability; State departments of transportation; Traffic circles; Warning signs
• Geographic Terms: New York (State)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497133
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM