Evaluation of traffic control devices : fifth-year activities.

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• Alternative Title:
  Research project title: Traffic control device evaluation and development program
• Creators:
  Hawkins, H. Gene ; Pike, Adam ; Azimi, Mehdi
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic control devices
  • Road markings
  • Thermoplastic materials
  • Timers
  • Traffic signs and signals--Texas--Evaluation
  • Electronic traffic controls--Evaluation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-09/0-4701-5
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Technical report; $b Sept. 2007¿Aug. 2008.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  This project was established to provide a means of conducting limited scope evaluations of numerous traffic ; control device issues. During the fifth, and final, year of the project, researchers conducted four activities: ; improving the interface for the automated process for identifying the start and end of no-passing zones ; developed during the fourth year, continuing the evaluation of the performance of lead-free yellow ; thermoplastic pavement markings started at the end of the fourth year, continuing development of the Work ; Zone Implementation Handbook, and creating an updated edition of the Sign Crew Field Book. The last two ; of these activities produced stand-alone documents for Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) use. ; The evaluation of lead-free thermoplastic found that the material performs well in most, but not all, areas. ; The improved interface for the automated no-passing zone was tested in the field at two sites, and the results ; indicate that the results are consistent with existing no-passing zone markings when considered for vertical ; alignment only.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16830/dot_16830_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.63 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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