| Title | Seven Experiment Designs Addressing Problems of Safety and Capacity on Two-Lane Rural Highways : Volume 4. Experimental Design to Develop and Evaluate Remedial Aids to Urban Drivers of Slow Moving Vehicles on a Grade |
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| Record ID | 49615 |
| Personal Name Creator |
King, G. F.; Abramson, P.; Cohen, J. W.; Wilkinson, M. R. |
| Source | 60p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publication Date | 19780501 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Accidents between vehicles traveling in the same direction represent a large proportion of all traffic accidents. Past studies have shown that as the speed differential between two vehicles traveling in the same direction increases, the accident rate soars. This speed differential is commonly found with a large vehicle ascending a grade being overtaken by a faster vehicle. In this volume, an experimental design was developed to evaluate a series of active and passive warning devices, including roadside and vehicle-mounted devices. A state-of-the-art survey and bibliography are included. A questionnaire, designed to appraise motorists' reactions to these devices, is appended. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11050 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11050 |
| TRT Terms | Highway capacity; Rural highways; Two lane highways; Divided highways; Highway safety; Warning signs; Warning systems; Intersections; Safety engineering; State of the art studies; Traffic control devices; Traffic signs; Mechanical acceleration |
| General Subjects | Traffic safety; Traffic signs and signals |
| Classification | NTL - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION - HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION; NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-FHWA-78-02-4; PB-284 405 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49600/49615/DOT-TSC-FHWA-78-02-4.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |