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Title: LIGHT RAIL SERVICE: VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
Accession Number: 00771227
Record Type: Monograph
Abstract: This digest contains information to facilitate the safe, orderly, and integrated movement of all traffic, including light rail vehicles (LRVs), throughout the public highway system, but especially at light rail transit (LRT) crossings. This report is intended to assist those involved in the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of LRT systems by providing a consistent set of guidelines and standards for LRT operations through higher speed LRT crossings. The contents are organized in the following sections: (1) Overview; (2) Background; (3) Summary of Solutions; (4) System Design and Operations Guidelines; (5) Traffic Signal Preemption Guidelines; (6) Automatic Gate Placement Guidelines; (7) Pedestrian Control Guidelines; (8) Guidelines for Selecting Among Pedestrian Crossing Control Devices; and (9) Education and Enforcement Techniques.
Supplemental Notes: Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Pagination: 56 p.
Publication Date: 1999-7
Serial: Features: Figures; Photos; Tables
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Oct 25 1999 12:00AM
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