Citation

Sweet RW. Highw. Res. News 1967; (26): 46-49.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1967, National Research Council, Highway Research Board)

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Abstract

Views are given on traffic safety and design standards to be used in the next generations highway program. Highway engineers can exercise control of the highway in a manner that it will be less of a contributing factor in highway accidents. Identification of the accident-prone location must be made. About 40 percent of all highway accidents are now of the in-line, rear-end collision type. Reasons for the sudden in-line stop can be reduced, eg. A speed change lane, and more careful analysis of design of direction and guidance devices. Other safety suggestions were' moving back fixed objects from traveled way, wide paved shoulders and flat slopes, low mounted lights, elimination of center piers on overhead structures, white or light-reflecting aggregate on paved shoulders, coarser texture on shoulders, greater use of fluorescent paint and reflectorized materials, cattle passes, elimination of railroad crossing at grade, and devoting lower or ground floor of business establishments to off-street loading and unloading and parking.

Language: en