Roadside Safety


	Roadway and Roadside Safety FHWA’s goal is to reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries resulting from run-off-road crashes. As part of its safety strategy, FHWA recently enacted more stringent guidelines governing crash barriers along federally funded highways. Crashes involving vehicles that run off the road account for roughly one-third of the 42,000 annual highway-related deaths. To achieve FHWA’s goal, research and technology activities are conducted in run-off-road prevention and mitigation. Prevention includes speed management and local road improvements. Four areas are included in mitigation: crash test simulation and analysis, laboratory and crash testing, vehicle rollover/overturning, and advanced material and analysis. Roadway and Roadside Safety Publications A Comparative Analysis of Bicycle Lanes Versus Wide Curb Lanes: Final Report FHWA-RD-99-034 Bicycle Lanes Versus Wide Curb Lanes: Operational and Safety Findings and Countermeasure Recommendations FHWA-RD-99-035 Crash Models for Rural Intersections FHWA-RD-99-128 Dynamic Evaluation of the New FOIL Instrument Rigid Pole: FOIL Test Numbers 96F008 through F6F015 FHWA-RD-99-026 Guidebook on Methods to Estimate Non-Motorized Travel: Overview of Methods FHWA-RD-98-165 Guidebook on Methods to Estimate Non-Motorized Travel: Supporting Documentation FHWA-RD-98-166 Guidelines for the Use of Raised Pavement Markers FHWA-RD-97-152 Improving Highway Safety at Bridges on Local Roads and Streets FHWA-SA-98-083 Intersection Collision Warning System Maintenance of Small Traffic Signs FHWA-RT-90-002 NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-11 of the Strong Wood Post Thrie Beam Guardrail FHWA-RD-99-061 NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-21 of the Vertical Flared Back Transition FHWA-RD-99-062 NCHRP Report 350 Test 4-10 of the New York Two-Rail Curbless Bridge Railing FHWA-RD-99-077 NCHRP Report 350 Test 4-11 of the New York Two-Rail Curbless Bridge FHWA-RD-99-076 NCHRP Report 350 Test 4-12 of the Modified Thrie Beam Guardrail FHWA-RD-99-065 Railroad Highway Grade Crossing Handbook FHWA-TS-86-215 Research Update-Development of Prototype Driver Models for Highway Design FHWA-RD-99-069 Roadside Improvements for Local Roads and Streets Roadway Delineation Practices Handbook FHWA-SA-93-001 Synthesis of Safety Research Related to Speed and Speed Management FHWA-RD-98-154 Vegetation Control for Safety FHWA-RT-90-003 W-Beam Guardrail Repair and Maintenance FHWA-RT-90-001
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