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Title: HIGHWAY/HEAVY VEHICLE INTERACTION
Accession Number: 00960098
Record Type: Monograph
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: This synthesis will be of use to state agencies, commercial truck and bus carriers, and others interested in improving commercial vehicle safety. Prepared by Midwest Research Institute, this synthesis reports on the safety interactions of commercial trucks and buses with highway features and the highway improvements that can be made to improve the safety of heavy vehicle operations. On the basis of a comprehensive literature review and surveys of state departments of transportation and the trucking industry, this synthesis presents the state of the knowledge and practice concerning the accommodation of heavy vehicles on highways. The synthesis addresses the physical and performance characteristics of heavy vehicles that interact with highways, geometric design criteria based on vehicle characteristics, traffic control devices and traffic regulations, and the use of intelligent transportation systems to more effectively communicate with heavy vehicle drivers and provide real-time information concerning safe vehicle operation.
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
Report/Paper Numbers: Project MC-02 FY '01
Language: English
Authors: Harwood, D WPotts, I BTorbic, D JGlauz, W DPagination: 104p
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0309087562
Features: Appendices
(3)
; Figures; Photos; References
(66)
; Tables
TRT Terms:
Buses; Commercial vehicle operations; Geometric design; Heavy vehicles; Highway design; Highway safety; Improvements; Intelligent transportation systems; Literature reviews; Real time information; State of the practice; Surveys; Traffic control devices; Traffic regulations; Trucks; Vehicle characteristics; Vehicle performance
Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Law; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jul 15 2003 12:00AM
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