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| Author | : William R. McCasland |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 1984 |
| Genre | : Express highways |
| ISBN | : |
Considering lane restrictions, time-of-day restrictions, speed restrictions, route restrictions, driver training certification and enforcement with application to Texas.
| Author | : Dan R. Middleton |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 110 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| Genre | : Roads |
| ISBN | : |
In addition to fatalities and injuries resulting from truck involved accidents, excessive costs and delays caused by these accidents and incidents have prompted several operating agencies to consider various strategies to reduce the truck accident/incident problem. This study was undertaken to identify truck accident countermeasures implemented in different areas of the U.S. Issues considered when selecting countermeasures for review in this study included urban freeway volumes of 95,000 vehicles per day or higher, a significant number of trucks in the traffic stream (typically 5% or more), and countermeasures involving road design. The study omitted countermeasures directly related to the vehicle and the driver. This project included the following steps: literature search, telephone survey, and field visits to selected sites. The information collected by this project is intended to assist agencies in identifying, selecting, and implementing truck accident countermeasures. Experiences with the following truck accident countermeasures are included in the report: lane restrictions, separate truck facilities, ramp treatments, truck diversions and bans, reduction of shoulder parking, urban truck inspection stations, incident response management, differential speed limit, increased enforcement, tall barriers, and mainlane treatments.
| Author | : Timothy J. Lomax |
| Publisher | : Transportation Research Board |
| Total Pages | : 112 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 9780309060714 |
| Author | : Conrad L. Dudek |
| Publisher | : Transportation Research Board |
| Total Pages | : 80 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9780309053044 |
This synthesis will be of interest to state and local traffic engineers, transportation planners, transit operators, law enforcement officials, public information agencies, and others responsible for the transportation elements of freeway corridors. Information is provided on the policies and procedures for freeway corridor management, and descriptions of a number of techniques and practices are presented. Traffic growth and increasing congestion on urban freeways require a comprehensive approach toward managing the complex elements of freeway operations. This report of the Transportation Research Board provides information on freeway corridor management strategies, the components of management, examples of effective applications of the strategies, and benefits of freeway corridor management. The management techniques that are discussed include freeway surveillance and control; corridor street surveillance and control; high-occupancy vehicle facilities and incentives; police enforcement and traffic control; hazardous material and other truck traffic restrictions; alternative route planning; motorist assistance patrols; motorist information techniques; and traffic management for recurrent congestion, for incidents, for special events, and for work zones.
| Author | : United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Secretary |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 76 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| Genre | : Automobiles |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Brian Lee Bowman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 108 |
| Release | : 1989 |
| Genre | : Tractor trailer combinations |
| ISBN | : |
The objective of this study was to determine the nature and extent of urban freeway accidents involving trucks, over 10,000 lb gross vehicle weight, and their consequences as a function of vehicle type and traffic and roadway characteristics. The study was limited to urban freeways and expressways with large total volumes (minimum 100,000 average daily traffic) and a significant percentage of large truck traffic (minimum 5%). The primary tasks involved a review of the literature, and the analysis of accident and operational data from selected urban freeway sites. A total of 2,221 verified truck accidents were included in the study occurring during 3.75 years on 46.5 miles of freeway. The study determined the characteristics of truck accidents, developed comparisons between truck and passenger vehicle accidents, and estimated the operational and economic consequences of truck accidents. An estimate of the total annual cost of urban freeway accidents was determined to be 634,000 dollars per freeway mile. Applying this estimate to the total 2,497 Interstate and freeway miles, with volumes greater than 100,000 vehicles per day, that exist nationwide results in a nationwide annual cost of 1.6 billion dollars due to truck accidents on urban freeways.
