COMMUNICATIVE ASPECTS IN HIGHWAY DESIGN

The operation of a vehicle is a complex process for the driver. To ease the task and to improve operations and safety, it is necessary to incorporate communicative aspects in highway design, i.e., to make clear to the driver the messages conveyed by the facility. Numerous geometric and control features that have been formulated in response to human-factors inputs are presented in this paper. Particular attention is directed to various features of design. Among these are alignment, sight distance and cross-sectional features, and operational uniformity, route continuity, and marking and signing. The suggested guidelines permit immediate application and are a starting point for improving design criteria on a larger scale. They could significantly improve the operational efficiency and safety on both existing and new facilities, but the designer's input--his or her philosophy and skill--must play an important role in meeting the objective of achieving optimum design. /Author/

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• Authors:
  • Leisch, Jack E
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 15-23
• Monograph Title: Geometrics, water treatment, utility practices, safety appurtenances, and outdoor advertisement
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 631
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alignment; Cross sections; Driver information systems; Guidelines; Highway design; Highway operations; Highway safety; Human factors; Optimization; Road markings; Sight distance; Traffic; Traffic signs
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic marking
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172411
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309026563
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 12 1978 12:00AM