Center islands with raised curbing for rural traffic calming : tech brief.

Details

• Creators:
  Hallmark, Shauna L. ; Knickerbocker, Skylar ; Hawkins, Neal
• Corporate Creators:
  Iowa State University. Center for Transportation Research and Education
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • 85th percentile speed
  • Speed control
  • Traffic islands
  • Traffic calming
  • Rural areas
  • Before and after studies
• Publication/ Report Number:
  IHRB Project TR-630;InTrans Project 11-393
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Iowa State University. Institute for Transportation
• Abstract:
  Small rural communities often lack the expertise and resources necessary to address speeding and the persistent challenge of slowing high-speed through traffic. The entrances to communities are especially problematic given that drivers must transition from a high-speed, often-rural roadway setting to a low-speed community setting. ; The rural roadway provides high-speed mobility outside the community, yet the same road within town provides local access and accommodates pedestrians of all ages, on-street parking, bicycles, and other features unique to the character of a small community. Drivers who have been traveling for some distance on the high-speed road, and are traveling through the community, may not receive the appropriate clues that the character of the roadway is changing and may not adjust their speeds appropriately.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26309/dot_26309_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 790.65 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2f2d7e016505e3d8ec0c4eae0bef66c156a0255db8802f9fd84e68101989f71b9d7dc846a94cd02550e23eca28e4e58ad2e53b3d3f97477fddac8960a125d767