EVALUATION OF DESIGN CONSISTENCY METHODS FOR TWO-LANE RURAL HIGHWAYS

A design consistency method will be incorporated into the Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM). The IHSDM is being developed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as a suite of evaluation tools for assessing the safety impacts of geometric design decisions. The IHSDM focuses on the safety effects of design alternatives. The information in this technical summary pertains to new data concerning the Design Consistency Module, one of seven modules being developed as part of the IHSDM. This technical summary announces the completion of an FHWA study that is fully documented in three separate reports: "Evaluation of Design Consistency Methods for Two-Lane Rural Highways, Executive Summary" (FHWA-RD-99-173); "Speed Prediction for Two-Lane Rural Highways, Final Report" (FHWA-RD-99-171); and "Alternative Design Consistency Rating Methods for Two-Lane Rural Highways, Final Report" (FHWA-RD-99-172).

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/99174/99174.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40752
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Publication Date: 1999-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • TechBrief
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Geometric design; Highway design; Rural highways; Two lane highways
• Identifier Terms: Interactive Highway Safety Design Model
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design consistency
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00960148
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-99-174
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 22 2003 12:00AM