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THE EFFECTS OF WIDE EDGE LINES ON LATERAL PLACEMENT AND SPEED ON TWO-LANE RURAL ROADS

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00474256

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Abstract:

The results of an evaluation of effect of edge lines 4 in. and 8 in. wide on the lateral placement and speeds of vehicles on two-lane rural roads are presented. Data were collected at 12 locations on sections of roadway covering 55.2 mi. It was concluded from analyses of variance of lateral placement, lateral placement variance, encroachments by automobiles and trucks, mean speed, and speed variance that, overall, there were no statistically significant differences between the 4-in. and 8-in. wide edge lines. The mean lateral placement was significantly lower for the 8-in. line. However, changes in lateral placement and speed were not significant from a practical viewpoint.

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Monograph Accession #:

00490259

Report/Paper Numbers:

HS-040 091

Authors:

Cottrell Jr, Benjamin H

Pagination:

pp 1-6

Publication Date:

1986

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1069
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0-309-04063-9

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (2) ; References (10) ; Tables (8)

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Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control

Files:

HSL, TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Oct 31 1990 12:00AM

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