| Title | Seven Experiment Designs Addressing Problems of Safety and Capacity on Two-Lane Rural Highways : Volume 7. Experimental Design to Develop and Evaluate Measures for Reducing the Effects of Roadside Friction on Traffic Flow |
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| Record ID | 49617 |
| Personal Name Creator |
King, G. F.; Abramson, P.; Cohen, J. W.; Wilkinson, M. R. |
| Source | 52p. 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 | The objective of the experiment is to develop and evaluate the relative merit of warning signs and other devices, used singly or in combination, in improving traffic flow and safety in the presence of a variety of different types of roadside friction elements. The following types of friction elements are considered: vehicles entering the main roadway from driveways, parked or disabled vehicles on the side of the road, combinations of the above to test the effects of friction element density per unit length of road, and bicycle traffic adjacent to the main roadway. As a result of the State-of-the-Art Study, a variety of devices and systems are proposed. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11052 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11052 |
| 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; Friction |
| General Subjects | Traffic flow; Highway engineering; Disabled vehicles; Experimental design; Parked vehicles |
| 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-78-02-7; PB-284 407 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49600/49617/DOT-TSC-FHWA-78-02-7.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |