Evaluation of warning lights on maintenance of traffic devices and development of possible alternatives.
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Evaluation of warning lights on maintenance of traffic devices and development of possible alternatives.

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    Texas A&M Transportation Institute
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  • Publication/ Report Number:
    TTI Final Report 478660
  • Resource Type:
    Tech Report
  • Geographical Coverage:
    Florida
  • Corporate Publisher:
    Florida. Dept. of Transportation
  • NTL Classification:
    NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety;NTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-Traffic Control Devices;
  • Abstract:
    This report documents the efforts and results of a number of studies and evaluations performed by TTI

    researchers to evaluate the effect and value of steady-burn warning lights on temporary traffic control

    devices used to delineate the correct travel path in work zones The effort also included a study of steadyburn

    warning lights on temporary barrier walls relative to the potential use of delineators currently used on

    permanent barrier wall. The research includes an assessment of the potential incremental increase in

    luminance (and benefit of that increase to drivers) during vulnerable driving conditions. These conditions

    include periods of heavy fog, periods when dew has formed on the reflective sheeting on channelizing

    devices, periods when dirt and grime have accumulated on the channelizing device, and when channelizing

    devices are viewed by drivers of large trucks who have a larger observation angle between their eye and the

    vehicle headlights that are illuminating the reflective sheeting. The researchers assessed the effect of

    warning light misalignment upon its apparent luminance to drivers, as well as the effect of providing steadyburn

    warning lights on channelizing devices and temporary barrier walls upon driver visual glance behavior,

    driving behavior, and driver opinions. Finally, the researchers performed an assessment of the costs of

    providing steady-burn warning lights and the necessary improvements in work zone safety that would need

    to be achieved in order to offset those costs. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended that the

    statewide application of steady-burn warning lights in all work zones be discontinued.

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