Rumble Strips: Library
Papers / Reports
Research
State Policies, Specifications and Drawings
Video Clips
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| Rumble Strip Gap Study - Final Report [PDF, 230KB] Richard C. Moeur, PE Arizona Department of Transportation May 1999 |
| Safety Evaluation of Continuous Shoulder Rumble Strips Installed on Freeways [PDF, 65KB] Michael S. Griffith, Federal Highway Administration TRB No. 990162 January 1999 |
| The Effectiveness and Use of Continuous Shoulder Rumble Strips [PDF, 112KB] Kerry Perrillo, Highway Engineer Federal Highway Administration Albany, New York August 1998 |
| The Federal Highway Administration's 1998 Survey Summary of Rumble Strip Use for Several States [PDF, 83KB] March 1998 |
| Shoulder Rumble Strip Effectiveness: Drift-Off-Road Accident Reductions on the Pennsylvania Turnpike [PDF, 87KB] John J. Hickey, Jr., Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission TRB Research Record 1573 January 1997 |
| Shoulder Rumble Strips: A Method to Alert "Drifting" Drivers [PDF, 170KB] Neal E. Wood, P.E., Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (Retired) TRB No. 940312 January 1994 |
| Application and Evaluation of Rumble Strips on Highways [PDF, 49KB] Eric Yuan-Chin Cheng, P.E., Ezequiel Gonzalez, and Mack O. Christensen, P.E. Utah Department of Transportation |
Please note: Some of the engineering drawings provided below are in their native CAD format. You will need to have the specific CAD software installed on your computer in order to view them.
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| Alabama | Policy, Specifications, Drawings [PDF, 81KB] (rolled rumble strips) |
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| Arizona | Arizona DOT Rumble Strips policy [PDF, 12 KB] Drawing 22a [PDF, 83 KB] Drawing 22b [PDF, 67 KB] |
| California | Policy, Specifications, Drawings [PDF, 72KB] (rolled rumble strips) |
| Colorado | Specifications, Drawings [PDF, 108KB] (milled, rolled rumble strips) |
| Florida | Policy, Specifications, Drawings [PDF, 393KB] (milled, raised rumble strips) |
| Kentucky | Policy, Specifications, Drawings [PDF, 251KB] (milled rumble strips) |
| Montana | Policy, Drawings [PDF, 104KB] (milled, formed rumble strips) |
| New York | Policy [PDF, 33KB] Specifications [PDF, 10KB] Drawings [PDF, 17KB] (milled rumble strips) Policy [PDF, 33KB] Policy [PDF, 33KB] Policy [PDF, 33KB] |
| Oregon | Policy, Specifications, Drawings [PDF, 111KB] (milled rumble strips) |
| Pennsylvania | Policy, Specifications, Drawings [PDF, 309KB] (milled rumble strips) |
| South Dakota | Drawings [PDF, 188KB] (rolled, formed rumble strips) |
| Wyoming | Policy
[PDF, 664KB] Specifications, Drawings [PDF, 176KB] (milled, rolled rumble strips) |
Please note: The links below will take you to Quicktime movies - they are large files and may take a long time to download, depending on your modem speed and Internet traffic. You will also need to have Quicktime installed on your computer to view these movies.
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| KDOT Milled Rumble Strips Experience | Demonstration of Milled Rumble Strips on Asphalt Shoulders in the State of Kansas. (6 minutes) [MOV, 1.79 MB] [MOV, 4 MB (higher quality)] Text Only Version |
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| A Car on Rumble Strips | Audio/visual demonstration of a car on both rolled and milled rumble strips. [MOV, 3.2MB] |
| A Truck on Rumble Strips | Audio/visual demonstration of a commercial vehicle on both rolled and milled rumble strips. [MOV, 5.4MB] |
| Effectiveness | The benefits and effectiveness of rumble strips. John Watson, NY State DOT (#7) [MOV, 798KB] |
| The Solution | Transportation professionals discuss the solution to run-off-road crashes provided by rumble strips.
H. Peter Gustafson, NY State Thruway Authority (#1) H. Peter Gustafson, NY State Thruway Authority (#7) John Watson, NY State DOT (#6) |
