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Title: Research Pays Off: Eliminating Cross-Median Fatalities: Statewide Installation of Median Cable Barrier in Missouri
Accession Number: 01044257
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: High speeds and ever-increasing traffic volumes contribute to the loss of thousands of lives each year nationwide. The Missouri Department of Transportation (DOT) identified cross-median crashes on interstate highways as a category to address. Missouri DOT decided to install median cable barriers on its interstate highways. These have performed successfully, with the cable catching 95% of vehicles entering the median. They were determined to be a valuable safety engineering tool in reducing fatalities and serious injuries on the state's most heavily traveled roads.
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Language: English
Authors: Chandler, BrianPagination: pp 29-31
Publication Date: 2007-1
Serial: Media Type: Print
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Mar 20 2007 1:31PM
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