Roadside Design Guide

Roadside Design Guide
Author:
Publisher: Amer Assn of State Hwy
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: Bridge railings
ISBN: 9781560510314

This document presents a synthesis of current information and operating practices related to roadside safety and is developed in metric units. The roadside is defined as that area beyond the traveled way (driving lanes) and the shoulder (if any) of the roadway itself. The focus of this guide is on safety treatments that minimize the likelihood of serious injuries when a driver runs off the road. This guide replaces the 1989 AASHTO "Roadside Design Guide."

Work Zone Operations Best Practices Guidebook

Work Zone Operations Best Practices Guidebook
Author: U.s. Department of Transportation
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2015-02-21
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781508569206

This Work Zone Best Practices Guidebook provides an easily accessible compilation of work zone operations practices used and recommended by various States and localities around the country. The Guidebook is a reference document that can be updated with new approaches, technologies, and practices for effectively managing work zones and reducing the impacts of work zones on mobility and safety as they are identified. The best practices are descriptive, not prescriptive. They describe approaches that have been successfully used by transportation agencies, along with contact information to find out more from the agency using the practice. Each organization must determine which of these practices are best suited for its particular situation, considering all the site-specific factors that affect work zone operations.

Traffic Monitoring Guide

Traffic Monitoring Guide
Author: United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Highway Information Management
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1995
Genre: Traffic flow
ISBN:

This guide is designed to provide direction on the monitoring of traffic characteristics. It begins with a discussion of the structure of traffic characteristics monitoring and traffic counting. The next two sections cover vehicle classification and truck weighing. The last section presents the coordinated record formats for station identification, traffic volume, vehicle classification, and truck weight data.

Proceedings of the Conference on the Role of the Civil Engineer in Highway Safety

Proceedings of the Conference on the Role of the Civil Engineer in Highway Safety
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers. Highway Division
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1983
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN:

Contains papers that focus on highway safety and the civil engineer's role in confronting and solving highway safety problems. The six main areas covered are: the federation; the engineered factors in highway safety; the engineer as an expert witness; making safety work; safer roads; and the responsibility of the civil engineer in highway safety.