Guidance for the design and application of shoulder and centerline rumble strips

This report provides guidance for the design and application of shoulder and centerline rumble strips as an effective crash reduction measure, while minimizing adverse effects for motorcyclists, bicyclists, and nearby residents. Using the results of previous studies and the research conducted under...

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Corporate Authors National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, United States. Federal Highway Administration
Other Authors Torbic, Darren J.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, 2009.
SeriesReport (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) ; 641.
Subjects
Rumble strips.
Roads > Safety measures.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781621982562
1621982564
9780309117999
0309117992
ISSN0077-5614 ;
Physical Description1 online resource (170, [1] pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • Magnitude and nature of highway safety concerns related to shoulder and centerline rumble strips
  • Purpose, types, and dimensions of rumble strips
  • Review of completed shoulder and centerline rumble strip research
  • Existing rumble strip practices and policies
  • Safety effectiveness of shoulder rumble strips
  • Safety effectiveness of centerline rumble strips
  • Stimuli levels for effective rumble strips
  • Optimum dimensions for rumble strips
  • Rumble strip application and design criteria
  • Conclusions and recommendations for future research
  • References
  • Appendices.

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