This test report contains the results of a crash test performed at the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) in McLean, Virginia. The test was performed on a small sign support system at 60 mi/h (96.6 km/h), test 92F040. The vehicle used for this test was a 1986 Honda Civic. The purpose of this test was to evaluate the high-speed safety performa
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This test report contains the results of a crash test performed at the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) in McLean, Virginia. The test was performed on a small sign support system at 20 mi/h (32.2 km/h) , test 92F039. The vehicle used for this test was a 1986 Honda Civic. The purpose of this test was to evaluate the low-speed safety performa
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This test report contains the results of a crash test performed at the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) in McLean, Virginia. The test was performed on a small sign support system at 60 mi/h (96.6 km/h), test 92F036. The vehicle used for this test was a 1984 Honda Civic. The purpose of this test was to evaluate the high-speed safety performa
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This Report begins with an assessment of the Federal government's policy goal for bicycling and defines two basic types of "design bicyclists." It concludes by setting forth specific recommendations for selecting roadway design treatments to accommodate the needs and desires of all types of bicyclists. The recommendations are based on assumptions r
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This test report contains the results of two crash tests performed at the Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) in McLean, Virginia. The tests were performed on a small sign support system at 20 mi/h (8.9 m/s), test 92F020, and 60 mi/h (26.8 m/s), test 92F021. The vehicle used for these tests was the FOIL reusable bogie vehicle. The purpose of t
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United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
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1994-07-01
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The consolidation of redundant and unnecessary highway-rail grade crossings is a key element in the Department of Transportation's Action Plan to improve grade crossing safety. To put the case for crossing consolidation in perspective, there are 280,000 public and private at-grade crossings in the United States. In some localities there is literall
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) considers the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS( a valuable resource for understanding changes in travel behavior in the United States. The 1990 NPTS is the fourth national survey of personal travel behavior, preceded by surveys conducted in 1969, 1977, and 1983. By mining the rich data that t
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This manual provides sequential, illustrated steps for performing the SUPERPAVE test procedures on asphalt cements. It also serves as a self-contained laboratory reference document on those procedures. These tests and procedures represent the results of the SHRP 5 -year research effort to investigate and improve asphalt cement technology. This manu
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There is a widespread impression in the United States that roads and highway structures in Europe are generally superior to comparable facilities in the United States. The joint industry and government project, the Contract Administration Techniques for Quality Enhancement Study Tour (CATQEST), was organized to examine contract administration pract
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This report is being forwarded to Congress pursuant to Section 6054(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA). It describes the Department's accomplishments to date in advancing the national Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) program. The IVHS National Program is a key component in the national technology in
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Minnesota Guidestar's Travlink and Genesis operational tests were chosen by the FHWA to be the subjects of case studies. The case studies were performed under the Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Institutional and Legal Issues Program, which was developed in response to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. The objective
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There is a widespread impression in the United States that roads and highway structures in Europe are generally superior to comparable facilities in the United States. The subjective criteria commonly cited in reaching this consensus have been the ride quality and durability of the pavements and the environmental compatibility, beauty, and durabili
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1994-06-01
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Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS)
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This is one of a series of reports on the 1990 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS). the NPTS includes information about the amount and nature of personal travel in the United States, as related to the demographics of persons and households. This report focuses on analyses of four urban size groups: urbanized ares under 1 million popula
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On September 9-10, 1993, FHWA and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy sponsored a workshop entitled "Metropolitan America in Transition: Implications for Land Use and Transportation Planning." As a follow-on to an FHWA seminar on transportation implications of "edge city" development patterns held a year earlier ("Edge City and ISTEA -- So what?")
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This document is a comprehensive overview of the terminology, design, construction, application, and performance of micro-surfacing paving technology. This technology consists of polymer-modified asphalt emulsion, 100% crushed aggregate, mineral filler, water, and field control additives as needed. Micro-surfacing is primarily used to improve surfa
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The objectives of this study were to determine whether differential or uniform speed limits are more beneficial to transportation safety and traffic operations on Interstate highways. The approach to achieving this objective was to examine speed and accident data from States employing both types of limits. Speed data were collected in 12 States at
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During the period October 1986 through April 1994, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, in support of the Federal Highway Administration and 17 sponsoring State transportation agencies conducted the National Pooled-Fund Study (NPFS), HP&R 0002-136,
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