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Book Case Studies And Annotated Bibliography Of Truck Accident Countermeasures On Urban Freeways  Publication No  FHWA RD 92 040  U S  Department of Transportation  December 1994

Download or read book Case Studies And Annotated Bibliography Of Truck Accident Countermeasures On Urban Freeways Publication No FHWA RD 92 040 U S Department of Transportation December 1994 written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Case Studies and Annotated Bibliography of Truck Accident Countermeasures on Urban Freeways

Download or read book Case Studies and Annotated Bibliography of Truck Accident Countermeasures on Urban Freeways written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To address the growing problem of congestion caused by incidents, especially truck-involved incidents, this study was undertaken to identify truck accident countermeasures which have been used nationwide. Desired conditions surrounding implemented countermeasures in this study included urban freeway volumes of 95,000 vehicles per day or higher, a significant number of trucks in the traffic stream (typically 5% or more), and countermeasures involving road design. The study omitted countermeasures directly related to the vehicle and the driver. This project included the following steps: literature search, telephone survey, and field visits to selected sites. The information collected by this project is intended to assist agencies in identifying, selecting, and implementing truck accident countermeasures. Information was gathered on the following truck accident countermeasures: lane restrictions, separate truck roadways, urban inspection stations, ramp treatments, major incident response and clearance, and truck bans/diversion and time restrictions.

Book Truck Accident Countermeasures on Urban Freeways

Download or read book Truck Accident Countermeasures on Urban Freeways written by Dan R. Middleton and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to fatalities and injuries resulting from truck involved accidents, excessive costs and delays caused by these accidents and incidents have prompted several operating agencies to consider various strategies to reduce the truck accident/incident problem. This study was undertaken to identify truck accident countermeasures implemented in different areas of the U.S. Issues considered when selecting countermeasures for review in this study included urban freeway volumes of 95,000 vehicles per day or higher, a significant number of trucks in the traffic stream (typically 5% or more), and countermeasures involving road design. The study omitted countermeasures directly related to the vehicle and the driver. This project included the following steps: literature search, telephone survey, and field visits to selected sites. The information collected by this project is intended to assist agencies in identifying, selecting, and implementing truck accident countermeasures. Experiences with the following truck accident countermeasures are included in the report: lane restrictions, separate truck facilities, ramp treatments, truck diversions and bans, reduction of shoulder parking, urban truck inspection stations, incident response management, differential speed limit, increased enforcement, tall barriers, and mainlane treatments.

Book Monthly Catalogue  United States Public Documents

Download or read book Monthly Catalogue United States Public Documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Achievement Report

Download or read book Achievement Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Public Roads

Download or read book Public Roads written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bibliographic Index

Download or read book Bibliographic Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 1176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Government Reports Announcements   Index

Download or read book Government Reports Announcements Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Transportation Research Record

Download or read book Transportation Research Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Safety Research

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  • Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
  • Publisher : Transportation Research Board National Research
  • Release : 1992
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 104 pages

Download or read book Safety Research written by National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board and published by Transportation Research Board National Research. This book was released on 1992 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Highway Research Abstracts

Download or read book Highway Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1006 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Examination of Truck Accidents on Urban Freeways

Download or read book Examination of Truck Accidents on Urban Freeways written by Brian Lee Bowman and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this study was to determine the nature and extent of urban freeway accidents involving trucks, over 10,000 lb gross vehicle weight, and their consequences as a function of vehicle type and traffic and roadway characteristics. The study was limited to urban freeways and expressways with large total volumes (minimum 100,000 average daily traffic) and a significant percentage of large truck traffic (minimum 5%). The primary tasks involved a review of the literature, and the analysis of accident and operational data from selected urban freeway sites. A total of 2,221 verified truck accidents were included in the study occurring during 3.75 years on 46.5 miles of freeway. The study determined the characteristics of truck accidents, developed comparisons between truck and passenger vehicle accidents, and estimated the operational and economic consequences of truck accidents. An estimate of the total annual cost of urban freeway accidents was determined to be 634,000 dollars per freeway mile. Applying this estimate to the total 2,497 Interstate and freeway miles, with volumes greater than 100,000 vehicles per day, that exist nationwide results in a nationwide annual cost of 1.6 billion dollars due to truck accidents on urban freeways.