TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1983//
TI  - Pavement edges and vehicle stability: a basis for maintenance guidelines
JO  - Transportation research record
A1  - Zimmer, Richard A.
A1  - Ivey, Don L.
SP  - 48
EP  - 56
VL  - 946
IS  - 
N2  - he repair of pavement edge geometry adjacent to unpaved shoulders is a maintenance activity that requires continuous effort on the part of all state and local agencies. Although it is generally accepted that these roadway discontinuities have some effects on vehicle stability and thus on facility safety, these effects have never been comprehensively quantified. A comprehensive treatment of this problem is presented that was developed by using research conducted previously by the California Department of Transportation and Systems Technology, Inc., and adding a testing program to supplement and extend the earlier work. Recommendations are made for the use of this information to establish maintenance guidelines. Appropriate use of this information by highway engineers can, in time, have a major impact on reducing accidents affected by pavement edges. This can be accomplished by reducing unnecessary maintenance and spending available maintenance funds on areas that have real safety significance.   Record URL:   http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1983/946/946-009.pdf<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-1981
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -