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Title: Assessment of the Reliability of Predicting Hydroplaning Risk Based on Past Hydroplaning Accident Data on the Florida Interstate System
Accession Number: 01476872
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: Computational tools that can predict hydroplaning risk are invaluable to departments of transportation for drainage designs associated with new pavements or lane expansions. PAVDRN is a computer software package developed under NCHRP sponsorship to determine threshold hydroplaning speeds on a given section of a highway during adverse weather conditions. This study evaluated the reliability of the PAVDRN software in predicting dynamic hydroplaning by using past statistics on dynamic hydroplaning accidents in the state of Florida. Two approaches, based on (a) estimated travel speed and (b) posted speed, were used to assess PAVDRN's effectiveness in accurately predicting hydroplaning accidents. Both approaches showed that this software had a reasonable degree of reliability. A third effort was also used to provide upgraded and realistic hydroplaning risk estimates when PAVDRN was used. This effort was facilitated by using additional information from the Florida Department of Transportation crash database to account for extraneous factors associated with hydroplaning that were not considered in PAVDRN's analytical models.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01514598
Report/Paper Numbers: 13-4505
Language: English
Authors: Yassin, MennaJayasooriya, WarunaGunaratne, ManjrikerPagination: pp 104-113
Publication Date: 2013
ISBN: 9780309287050
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures; References; Tables
TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; I26: Water Run-off - Freeze-thaw; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure
Files: PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Feb 5 2013 12:52PM
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