| Title | Road Diet: Road Diets and Emergency Response: Friends, Not Foes |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 74635 |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety |
| Publication Date | 20161201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | A typical Road Diet converts two-way, four-lane roads to two travel-lanes with a center two-way left-turn lane (TWLTL). Although studies have shown that this conversion can reduce motor-vehicle crashes by 19 to 47 percent,1 emergency response personnel sometimes express concern that reducing the number of through lanes could increase emergency response times. |
| Rosap ID | dot:50488 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/50488 |
| TRT Terms | Managed lanes; Traffic lanes; Highway safety; Emergency transportation; Median lanes |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FHWA-SA-17-020 |
| Resource type | Brief |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/74000/74600/74635/FHWA-SA-17-020.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |