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Title:

HIGHWAY DESIGN, HIGHWAY SAFETY, AND HUMAN FACTORS

Accession Number:

00637745

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00978515

Abstract:

The goal of the highway design engineer is to provide roadway facilities which can be safely negotiated by various road users, even under less-than-ideal weather and environmental conditions. To help accomplish this goal, a basic understanding of human characteristics and behaviors as they relate to roadway design features is needed. Road users of interest include not only passenger car drivers, but also drivers of trucks, motorcycles, bicycles, and other vehicles, as well as pedestrians. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the basic safety concepts which are currently known regarding roadway geometric features. Also, gaps in human factors knowledge are identified for which additional research is needed. Roadway features covered include cross-sectional elements (including roadside features), horizontal and vertical alignment, pedestrian and bicycle facilities (including transition curves), intersections, and interchanges.

Supplemental Notes:

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Monograph Accession #:

00637741

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Zegeer, C
Council, F M

Pagination:

p. 20-34

Publication Date:

1993-9

Serial:

Transportation Research Circular

Issue Number: 414
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0097-8515

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (8) ; References; Tables (1)

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Oct 6 1993 12:00AM

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