ROADSIDE SAFETY MILESTONES

The majority of improvements in roadside safety have occurred since 1960. Prior to this little attention was given to safety of the roadside; run-off-the-road crashes were attributed to the "nut behind the wheel." This philosophy resulted in unyielding sign and luminaire supports, untreated guardrail ends (blunt ends), nontraversable ditches, untreated culvert ends, etc. This paper presents an overview of progress made during the past 35-plus years and identifies problems and key areas that need to be addressed in the near future. This paper is intended to include the formal transportation research oriented efforts that have impacted roadside safety. Some research efforts may not be documented in formal research papers.

• Record URL:
  http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/pubs/semisesq/session1/wendling/
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• Corporate Authors:

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Center for Transportation Research and Education, 2711 South Loop Drive
  Ames, IA  United States  50011-8664

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Authors:
  • Wendling, W H
• Conference:
  • 1996 Semisesquicentennial Transportation Conference Proceedings.
  • Location: Ames, Iowa
  • Date: 1996-5-13 to 1996-5-14
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 26-28

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Guardrails; Research; Roadside; Safety; Structural design; Transportation safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Safety practices; Safety research
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00721836
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0965231003
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 4 1996 12:00AM