Download or read book Runaway Truck Arresting Schemes written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of the initial phase of the project was to identify, develop, analyze, and evaluate potential methods for stopping heavy vehicles on long, steep downgrades. Four categories of methods were examined: (1) devices for arresting aircraft in emergency landing or take-off situations, (2) crash cushions of barriers, (3) retarders which are part of the vehicle, and (4) escape ramps utilizing an arresting material and/or an ascending grade. Using criteria of arresting capability, safety, reliability, down time, cost effectiveness, and adaptability to truck use, vehicle retarders and arrester beds were found to be the most feasible methods of arresting runaway heavy vehicles.
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Download or read book Federally Coordinated Program of Research and Development in Highway Transportation Improved highway design and operation for safety written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U S Department of Transportation Awards to Academic Institutions in Fiscal Year 1980 written by G. K. Megerian and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Truck Escape Ramps written by David K. Witheford and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 1992 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This synthesis will be of interest to highway design engineers, maintenance personnel, safety and enforcement officials, traffic engineers, and others responsible for the safe operation of large trucks on highways. Information is provided on the critical aspects of site location, design criteria, and maintenance procedures, and their relationship to truck escape ramp performance. The safety of truck drivers, other road users, and occupants of roadside properties is often imperiled by the combination of heavy trucks and steep downgrades on highways. Frequently, gearing down, applying the brakes, and using the retarding power of the engine are not sufficient to control the truck, and serious crashes can result. Many states have constructed truck escape ramps to safely remove runaway trucks from the traffic stream. This report of the Transportation Research Board provides information on the location, design, construction materials, geometrics, and construction costs of truck escape ramps. Operational considerations, such as descriptions of advance warning signs, traffic control devices at the ramp, and vehicle removal procedures are described. Information on frequency and type of usage, maintenance of the ramps, and driver-related issues is also included.
Download or read book Motor Vehicle Safety written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports for 1975- include activities under the National traffic and motor vehicle safety act of 1966 and the Motor vehicle information and cost savings act of 1972.
Download or read book Awards to Academic Institutions by the Department of Transportation written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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