Evaluation of Data From Test Application of Optical Speed Bars to Highway Work Zones [Summary]

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• Creators:
  Meyer, Eric
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Kansas
• Corporate Contributors:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Field tests
  • Speed control
  • Work zone safety
  • Work zone traffic control
  • Highways
  • Operations and Traffic Management
  • Traffic Control
  • Optical speed bars
• Publication/ Report Number:
  K-TRAN KU-00-04
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Kansas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Kansas. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The issue of traffic speed in highway work zones has long been an issue receiving much attention. Over the past three decades, many different measures have been developed to address the issue of speed in work zones. The use of optical speed bars, transverse bars set out at gradually decreasing spacing in order to provide drivers with a heightened perception of speed to slow traffic entering a work zone was evaluated.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37269/dot_37269_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 154.72 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6b1119abe5a8565112ad10a33eac2e6fc1591a285f4ce5ce21ceea8dc59fb72a