Impact of non-freeway rumble strips phase 1.

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• Creators:
  Datta, Tapan K. ; Gates, Timothy J. ; Savolainen, Peter T.
• Corporate Creators:
  Wayne State University. Transportation Research Group ; Wayne State University. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Rumble strips
  • Streets
  • Road markings
  • Center lines
  • Traffic control devices
  • Single vehicle crashes
  • Ran off road crashes
  • Lane changing
  • Driving
  • Behavior
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  RC-1575
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Michigan
• Edition:
  Final report; June 1, 2010-June 30, 2012.
• Contracting Officer:
  Morena, Jill
• Corporate Publisher:
  Wayne State University. Transportation Research Group
• Abstract:
  In an effort to reduce lane-departure crashes, in 2008 the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) began a ; three-year statewide non-freeway rumble strip installation initiative. This initiative called for the installation of ; milled centerline rumble strips on all rural non-freeway highways with a posted speed limit of 55 mph and a paved ; roadway width greater than 20 ft and shoulder rumble strips on roadways with paved shoulders that were at least 6 ft ; wide. Approximately 5,400 miles of non-freeway roadways were ultimately included in this rumble strip ; installation initiative. As this initiative was believed to be the largest of its kind in the United States at the time, it ; was important for MDOT to evaluate the impacts associated with the rumble strip installations to provide guidance ; for future implementation both within Michigan and other states. The objectives of this study included: Identification and analysis of “Before” traffic crashes; Assessment of impact of rumble strips on driver behavior, bicyclist safety, roadside noise, and shortterm ; pavement performance. ; Several field data collection efforts were undertaken in order to accomplish the objectives. Based on the results of ; the evaluation, it is concluded that rumble strips on high-speed non-freeway highways improves driver performance ; on most highways and traffic scenarios. Vehicles produced higher levels of roadside noise when traveling over the ; rumble strips compared to normal passbys. The rumble strip noise typically did not exceed the roadside noise level ; produced by tractor trailer trucks traveling on normal highways. Finally, centerline rumble strips did not contribute ; to short-term transverse cracking are in asphalt pavements. Three years of “Before” crash data were analyzed to ; identify the target crashes that is expected to be alleviated by the installation of centerline rumble strips on MDOT’s ; high-speed trunkline (non-freeway) system.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2009-0748
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24734/dot_24734_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.14 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:ac0ff01e7e9482aa4cfa527b93ad454a216a5856c97c4716d919e3d9f327bbb5