REST AREA SPACING AND LOCATION

The prime purpose of rest areas is to provide facilities for the safety and convenience of highway travellers. It is considered important to have a sufficient number of rest areas to provide safe and appropriately spaced stopping places to break long trips. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the factors affecting spacing and location so as to determine the best locations for these areas. /RTAC/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings, Western Association of Canadian Highway Officials.
• Corporate Authors:

  Manitoba Department of Transportation, Canada

  1075 Portage Avenue
  Winnipeg,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Werner, A
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Location; Roadside rest areas; Safety; Spacing; Trip length
• Subject Areas: Design; Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149137
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM