Download or read book An Investigation of Passing Operations on a Rural Two lane Two way Highway with Centerline Rumble Strips written by Jeffrey David Miles and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The research in this thesis was conducted to investigate the initial stage of passing maneuvers on a rural, two-lane, two-way (RTLTW) highway with centerline rumble strips (CRSs). Four measures of effectiveness were used: (1) number and type of erratic movements by a passing vehicle, (2) number of and time between centerline encroachments of a passing vehicle, (3) gap distance of a passing vehicle, and (4) centerline crossing time. Data were collected for a before-and-after analysis at one site, in Comanche County, Texas. The test section was on US 67 from Comanche, Texas to the county line south of Dublin, Texas. The posted speed limit for this RTLTW highway was 70 mph during the day. CRSs were installed along approximately 15 miles of US 67. Only one test design for CRSs was installed. The design specification was for a CRS to be milled to a 0.5-inch depth, 7-inch length, and 16-inch width. This specification was developed from current state practices throughout the United States. CRSs were installed continuously through passing and no-passing zones, and they were spaced at 24 inches on-centers. Pavement markings were striped over the CRSs. Data were collected using an innovative data collection system developed by the author through the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI). This system was mounted to a four-door sedan, and it consisted of four concealed cameras that recorded the entire passing maneuver around the data collection vehicle. Data were collected at three different speeds during the daytime. The speeds were 55, 60, and 65 mph (15, 10, and 5 mph, respectively, under the posted speed limit). Based on the assessment of the four MOEs, the overall finding of this thesis was that driver performance during the initial phase of passing maneuvers was not negatively impacted after the installation of CRSs on US 67. The caveat is that differences in the weather conditions may have influenced the results. The weather was dry with clear skies at the study site during data collection prior to the installation of CRSs; however, the weather consisted of intermittent rain during the data collection after the installation of CRSs.
Download or read book Further Investigation of Traffic Operations on Two lane Two way Rural Highways written by Juan C. Sananez and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary of research projects on climbing lanes, a macroscopic model for traffic on rural roads, and acceleration performance of five-axle trucks.
Download or read book Recent Roadway Geometric Design Research for Improved Safety and Operations written by Marcus Brewer and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2012 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 432: Recent Roadway Geometric Design Research for Improved Safety and Operations reviews and summarizes roadway geometric design literature completed and published from 2001 through early 2011, particularly research that identified impacts on safety and operations.
Download or read book Evaluation of Non freeway Rumble Strips Phase II written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MDOT's rumble strip program for two-lane high speed rural highways was initiated in 2008 and continued through 2010. This program included implementation of centerline rumble strips (CLRS) on nearly 5,400 miles of two-lane high speed roads that MDOT maintains. This program presented an opportunity to perform a comprehensive evaluation of safety performance of rumble strips, especially CLRS. A two-phase evaluation study of the program was launched to estimate the driver behavioral and performance improvement in the presence of CLRS on two-lane high speed highways and also perform a system-wide "Before" and "After" study of target traffic crashes. The driver behavior-related study and collection of the three years' "Before" crash data and analysis was performed in Phase I (OR09084A) and the Phase II study was performed to collect the three years of "After" crash data, a program evaluation study, and benefit-cost analysis. The crash analysis indicated statistically significant reductions in all target crashes including, head-on, sideswipe opposite and run-off-the-road left. The study of crashes and their severity resulted in the reduction in fatal and all categories of injury crashes including a 47% reduction in total target crashes and a 51% reduction in target fatal crashes. An economic analysis of the rumble strip program resulted in a benefit-cost ratio of the program to be in the range of 58:1 to 18:1 based on discount rate assumptions of 2% and 10%, respectively. A road user survey indicated strong agreement among the respondents that CLRS is a beneficial safety improvement program.
Download or read book Continued Research on Continuous Rumble Strips written by Per Gårder and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Studies to Determine the Operational Effects of Shoulder and Centerline Rumble Strips on Two lane Undivided Roadways written by Melisa Dayle Finley and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evaluation of Recent Traffic and Safety Initiatives written by Mitsuru Saito and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fall of 2003, the Utah Department of Transportation installed centerline rumble strips on various sections of highway US-6 between Spanish Fork, Utah and Soldier Summit, Utah as well as directly east of Wellington, Utah. Centerline rumble strips are a relatively new technique aimed at reducing the number of cross-over type accidents that occur on rural, undivided, two-way highways. The combination of a literature review, a public opinion survey and a state of the practice survey has revealed favorable results towards centerline rumble strips.
Download or read book International Encyclopedia of Transportation written by and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-05-13 with total page 4418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an increasingly globalised world, despite reductions in costs and time, transportation has become even more important as a facilitator of economic and human interaction; this is reflected in technical advances in transportation systems, increasing interest in how transportation interacts with society and the need to provide novel approaches to understanding its impacts. This has become particularly acute with the impact that Covid-19 has had on transportation across the world, at local, national and international levels. Encyclopedia of Transportation, Seven Volume Set - containing almost 600 articles - brings a cross-cutting and integrated approach to all aspects of transportation from a variety of interdisciplinary fields including engineering, operations research, economics, geography and sociology in order to understand the changes taking place. Emphasising the interaction between these different aspects of research, it offers new solutions to modern-day problems related to transportation. Each of its nine sections is based around familiar themes, but brings together the views of experts from different disciplinary perspectives. Each section is edited by a subject expert who has commissioned articles from a range of authors representing different disciplines, different parts of the world and different social perspectives. The nine sections are structured around the following themes: Transport Modes; Freight Transport and Logistics; Transport Safety and Security; Transport Economics; Traffic Management; Transport Modelling and Data Management; Transport Policy and Planning; Transport Psychology; Sustainability and Health Issues in Transportation. Some articles provide a technical introduction to a topic whilst others provide a bridge between topics or a more future-oriented view of new research areas or challenges. The end result is a reference work that offers researchers and practitioners new approaches, new ways of thinking and novel solutions to problems. All-encompassing and expertly authored, this outstanding reference work will be essential reading for all students and researchers interested in transportation and its global impact in what is a very uncertain world. Provides a forward looking and integrated approach to transportation Updated with future technological impacts, such as self-driving vehicles, cyber-physical systems and big data analytics Includes comprehensive coverage Presents a worldwide approach, including sets of comparative studies and applications
Download or read book Treatments for Crashes on Rural Two lane Highways in Texas written by Kay Fitzpatrick and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Traffic Operational Impacts of Transverse Centerline and Edgeline Rumble Strips written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Investigation of Passing Accidents on Two lane Two way Roads written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transportation Research Record written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Effectiveness of Rumble Strips on Texas Highways written by Paul John Carlson and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Master s Theses Directories written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Education, arts and social sciences, natural and technical sciences in the United States and Canada".
Download or read book Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements written by David L. Harkey and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2008 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRB¿s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 617: Accident Modification Factors for Traffic Engineering and ITS Improvements explores the development of accident modification factors (AMFs) for traffic engineering and intelligent transportation system improvements. AMFs, also known as crash reduction factors, are designed to provide a simple and quick way of estimating the safety impacts of various types of engineering improvements, encompassing the areas of signing, alignment, channelization, and other traffic engineering solutions.
Download or read book Computational Methods and Data Engineering written by Vijendra Singh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers selected high-quality research papers from the International Conference on Computational Methods and Data Engineering (ICMDE 2020), held at SRM University, Sonipat, Delhi-NCR, India. Focusing on cutting-edge technologies and the most dynamic areas of computational intelligence and data engineering, the respective contributions address topics including collective intelligence, intelligent transportation systems, fuzzy systems, data privacy and security, data mining, data warehousing, big data analytics, cloud computing, natural language processing, swarm intelligence, and speech processing.
Download or read book Design Considerations for Two lane Two way Work Zone Operations written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practice used during long-term construction activities on divided highways is to allow two-lane, two-way traffic operations (TLTWO) on one roadway while the other roadway is completely closed to traffic. Federal, state, and local officials have become increasingly concerned in recent years about safety problems in TLTWO work zones. This report presents the results of operational and accident studies of 36 construction sites employing either two-lane, two-way operations or lane closure traffic control. Project cost information for four TLTWO and ten lane closure sites was also analyzed. Results of the study were divided into four areas: evaluation of centerline treatments on the two-way roadway segment; design of temporary median crossover roadways; comparison of TLTWO and lane closure operations; and general results.
