Reducing crossover accidents on Kansas highways using milled centerline rumble strips

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• Creators:
  Russell, Eugene ; Rys, Margaret J. (Margaret Joanna)
• Corporate Creators:
  Kansas State University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Field Tests Highway Safety Rumble Strips Surveys Two Lane Highways
• Publication/ Report Number:
  K-TRAN-KSU-00-4
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  Kansas
• Edition:
  Summary report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety
• Abstract:
  In the USA, shoulder rumble strips are very common. It is estimated that they reduce run-of-the-road crashes up to 25%. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has installed rumble strips on the shoulders of almost all state highways in the state. However, Kansas has several miles of two-lane highways with no shoulder. These highways have a number of single vehicle run-of-the-road crashes (both sides) as well as crashes from cars going across the centerline and colliding with on-coming vehicles (crossover crashes). Some U.S. states have been using or experimenting with centerline rumble strips (CLRS). In most states that use them, they are used only on no-passing sections or curves. KDOT contracted with Kansas State University (KSU) to survey other states and summarize their experience and to develop a research design to evaluate KDOT test installations. /Abstract from report, p. [1]/
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:aed0d6bc2005c1cd1fcdabc1305e5e8ed3daba5fdf75c7fa5144ec7848a80298
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16379/dot_16379_DS1.pdf
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