Recreational travel has grown markedly over the past several decades with a growth rate averaging over 5 percent per year. Although the growth rate slowed somewhat during the 1973 to 1975 period of energy and economic concerns, it has since recovered. Projections of future growth depend upon the data base used, however, barring major world events,
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This report presents the major results of an in-depth study of Snow and Ice Control Operations conducted in four States during the winter of 1975-76. The states involved were California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Utah. To the extent possible, within the time frame of the study, all aspects of snow and ice control activities (material, equipment a
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Railroad Grade Crossing Passive Signing Study; Highway Ice Detection; The Traffic Evaluator System: An Innovative Data Collection Tool; Development of a National Highway Maintenance Research and Development Program; Seasonal Variations in Pavement Skid Resistance
A criterion for anticipating the performance of shales in embankments according to simple slaking indexes is presented. The basis for this criterion is information on service performance of numerous highway embankments of generally known construction in relation to the slake-durability index or jar-slake index of associated shales. This evaluation
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Data on fatal and nonfatal injuries in motor vehicle traffic accidents for calendar year 1975 are summarized by highway system in the tables. These tables, compiled from reports submitted to the Federal Highway Administration by the 50 States and the District of Columbia as of November 1976, include data for all roads and streets in the United Stat
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More than three-fourths of the 219,000 public railroad grade crossings nationwide are equipped with passive warning signs only. A two-phase study is now underway to develop improved passive signing for use at these grade crossings. The study is a pool-funded effort involving 25 states, the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Railroad Adm
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An overview of the Maine Facility--a two-lane rural highway test site--is presented, and past experimentation conducted at the facility is summarized. Experiments briefly described include Speed Control in Rural School Zones, Evaluation of Speed Control Signs for Small Rural Towns, Narrow Bridge Warning Devices, Flashing Traffic Control Devices at
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Maryland. Department of Transportation. State Highway Administration
1977-01-01
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The digest is an abstract of FHWA research documents as well as similar references on bikeway facility planning and design. It is intended for use by small government units with limited staff as well as State and Federal agencies with complex specialized staffs. The digest is functionally organized into four major, topical steps; planning, location
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