Using Rumble Strips to Encourage Stops at Rural Intersections

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Using Rumble Strips to Encourage Stops at Rural Intersections

2023-06-01
By Hallmark, Shauna

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English

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Creators:

Hallmark, Shauna
Corporate Creators:

Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Office of Research & Innovation
Contributors:

Lund, Victor
Corporate Contributors:

CTC & Associates LLC ; Iowa State University. Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Subject/TRT Terms:

Countermeasures Crashes Intersections Rumble Strips Rural Highways Transverse Rumble Strips TRS
Publication/ Report Number:

2023-17TS
Resource Type:

Brief
Geographical Coverage:

Minnesota
Corporate Publisher:

Minnesota. Department of Transportation. Local Road Research Board
Abstract:

Transverse rumble strips (TRS), which run across a traffic lane, are a low-cost and easily deployable safety countermeasure for intersection approaches. Grooved into the pavement or installed as ridges on the surface, rumble strips provide an audible and tactile warning to drivers and are effective in all conditions but particularly when it’s dark or visibility is low. While some studies have shown TRS are effective at slowing speeds and encouraging stopping, there is little consistency in placement or design. Variables include the number of panels (or sets of strips), strips per panel, dimensions of strips and distances to traffic signs. To decrease crash risk, the Local Road Research Board wanted to understand which TRS designs are most effective in changing driver behaviors. The goal of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness of different TRS designs on driver speed and stopping behavior at rural intersections.
Content Notes:

This Technical Summary pertains to Report 2023-17, “Transverse Rumble Strips at Rural Intersections,” published April 2023. More information is available at mdl.mndot.gov.
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PDF
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
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urn:sha256:d215d403a56b868bb75ae3e7e4896c842d14be9d6ae7651c17a767579da62082
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67876/dot_67876_DS1.pdf
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File Language:

English

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