The report contains recommendations for performing and evaluating side impact crash tests of roadside structures like luminaire supports, guardrail terminals, and utility poles. A 50 km/h full broadside tests using a small car is recommended. Evaluation criteria include recommendations for structural adequacy, occupant risk, and post collision traj
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There is funding available for bicycle and pedestrian programs and facilities at the Federal, State and local Government levels. Public and private corporations can also assist with the funding and development of bicycle and pedestrian programs and activities. There are a wide variety of sources of funding, which need to be better documented at the
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State bicycle and bicycle / pedestrian programs have existed for approximately 20 years in the United States. For the most part, they have been and continue to be small one- to four-person offices in large transportation agencies. the small size of such programs and limited resources devoted to them makes it imperative that staff give their attenti
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Since the 1960s, cities and towns in the United States have been making a wide range of design improvements to make downtown environments more receptive to bicycle and pedestrian use. These improvements have included all types and mixes of auto, transit, walking, and bicycling accommodations. At this point, because of their many years in operation,
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Determine relationships between heavy vehicles, environmental conditions, pavement response, maintenance, and rehabilitation to support decisions for a national policy on truck size and weight, axle / tire / suspension characteristics, cost allocation, and alternate pavement design and rehabilitation strategies.
The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze specific courses of action necessary to successfully develop independent bicycle and pedestrian facilities. Two specific actions - organizing citizen support and securing funding - were especially investigated because of their relevance to successful project development. Due to the recent prolife
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The communications system generally proves the most critical and expensive element of a traffic control system/IVHS. Therefore the successful design, implementation, and operation of the communications system become key to the effectiveness of the overall traffic control system. This handbook provides an easy-to-use reference on communications for
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This report is the fourth in a series produced for the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) by the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center). This formal, comprehensive review conducted by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) headquarters and r
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Perspectives on the New Intermodal Transportation Program; ISTEA—Where are We After a Year?; Pan American Partners: The Pan American Institute of Highways; Highway Applications of Expert Systems; Benefit-Cost Analysis of Lane Marking
This report describes a study of ramp signing for trucks. The research addressed methods for treating interchange ramps that are prone to cause high center of gravity vehicles to lose control and overturn. A critical review of the pertinent literature on interchange ramp design, signing, and overturning truck accidents was conducted. A state-of-the
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This document provides a review of the applications of various technologieswithin traffic management centers in the United States and abroad. Since theFederal Highway Administration (FHWA) is currently sponsoring several studies inareas such as adaptive traffic control and dynamic traffic assignment, bothfunctions within an advanced TMC, the focus
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Selected information on toll facilities in the United States open to the public are contained in this report. The information is based on a survey of facilities in operation, financed, or under construction as of January 1, 1993. The information is presented in four tables. Table T-1 provides information such as the name, financing or operating aut
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United States. Federal Highway Administration. Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems Research Division
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The Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) program consists of a range of advanced technologies and concepts which, in combination, can improve mobility and transportation productivity, enhance safety, maximize the use of existing transportation facilities, conserve energy resources, and reduce adverse environmental effects. The national IVHS p
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At the heart of Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) is the Traffic Management Center (TMC). Here, information is brought together and processed, and decisions are made and implemented. Designing the center to optimize the performance of both computers and human operators must take into account the characteristics, capabilities, and limitatio
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Bicycling and walking are the two major non-fuel-consuming, non-pollutingforms of transportation in the United States. Millions of Americans ridebicycles and/or walk for a wide variety of purposes --- commuting to work, aspart of their job, for personal business such as shopping and visiting, and forpleasure and recreation. For many of these citize
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