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Title: COUNTERMEASURES FOR TRUCK ACCIDENTS ON URBAN FREEWAYS: A REVIEW OF EXPERIENCES (ABRIDGMENT)
Accession Number: 00627218
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Because of the rise in truck volume, the interaction of these large vehicles with other traffic, and the publicity given to major truck accidents, public awareness of the consequences of truck accidents and incidents is heightened. A literature review, telephone interviews, and visits to selected sites provided information on several truck accident countermeasures implemented on high-volume urban freeways. An FHWA survey found that 15 states have restricted trucks to certain lanes to improve highway operations. The New Jersey Turnpike and I-5 north of Los Angeles have sections on which trucks are restricted to a separated facility. Ramp treatments include reconstruction to remove outside curbs, installation of tall barriers, evaluation of the appropriateness of posted ramp speeds, and active and passive warning signs. Truck diversions or bans exist in Minneapolis-St. Paul, south of Cincinnati, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Atlanta. Allowing trucks to park in a park-and-ride lot during nighttime hours and increasing enforcement to restrict the length of stay in inappropriate locations (e.g., mainlane shoulders or along entrance and exit ramps) are measures used to reduce shoulder parking. Maryland, Virginia, and California have urban truck inspection stations, and Chicago, Tampa, and Seattle have elements of their incident management program directed toward trucks.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1376, Safety Research: Heavy Vehicles, Information Systems, and Crash Studies and Methods. 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
Monograph Title: Safety research: heavy vehicles, information systems, and crash studies and methods Monograph Accession #: 01404956
Language: English
Authors: Fitzpatrick, KayMiddleton, DanJasek, DebbiePagination: p. 27-30
Publication Date: 1992
Serial: ISBN: 0309054176
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I80: Accident Studies
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Apr 2 1993 12:00AM
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