01503753

Monograph

This issue contains 13 papers concerned with traffic control devices, visibility, and highway-rail grade crossings. Specific topics addressed include: “vehicle entering when flashing” signs; countdown-only pedestrian change interval displays; driver perception-reaction time under rainy or wet roadway conditions at the onset of yellow indications; improved dilemma zone identification; left-turning driver behavior during the permissive interval of protected-permissive operation; and expectancy violations on frontage and conventional roads at interchanges. Other topics discussed include: illuminance from LED luminaires; the impact of modern headlamp technology on design criteria for sag vertical curves; background complexity of overhead guide signs; nighttime visibility of in-service pavement markings; replacing roadway lighting with new lighting technologies; injury severity of motor vehicle drivers at highway-rail grade crossings; and advanced devices for preventing crashes and gate-breaking incidents at highway-rail grade crossings.

English

125p

2013

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309287012

Print

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Dilemma zone; Drivers; Highway design; Highway safety; Lighting; Railroad grade crossings; Road markings; Traffic control devices; Traffic safety; Traffic signal intervals; Visibility

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 17 2014 8:45AM

• Analysis of Nighttime Visibility of In-Service Pavement Markings
• Assessment of Background Complexity of Overhead Guide Signs: Image Processing of Digital Images of Nighttime Roadway Scenes
• Behavior of Left-Turning Drivers During Permissive Interval of Protected–Permissive Operation: Effect of Signal Display
• Countdown-Only Pedestrian Change Interval Displays: Effect on Signal Recognition by Pedestrians with Reduced Visual Acuity
• Development of a Guide for Replacement of Roadway Lighting with New Lighting Technologies
• Effects of Three Advanced Devices on Preventing Crashes and Gate-Breaking Incidents at Highway–Rail Grade Crossings
• Evaluation of Driver Perception–Reaction Time Under Rainy or Wet Roadway Conditions at Onset of Yellow Indication
• Evaluation of Impact of Modern Headlamp Technology on Design Criteria for Sag Vertical Curves
• Field and Software Evaluation of Illuminance from LED Luminaires for Roadway Applications (With Discussion)
• Fuzzy Logic for Improved Dilemma Zone Identification: Driving Simulator Study
• Possible Expectancy Violations on Frontage and Conventional Roads at Interchanges: Solutions for Lane Assignment Traffic Control Signs
• Safety Effectiveness of "Vehicle Entering When Flashing" Signs: Evaluation of 74 Stop-Controlled Intersections in North Carolina
• Severity of Injuries to Motor Vehicle Drivers at Highway–Rail Grade Crossings in the United States