Safety Assessment of Several Traffic Channelizing Devices: Volume I – Executive Summary

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• Creators:
  Carlson, Leonard E. ; Hoffman, A.G.
• Corporate Creators:
  Mobility Systems and Equipment Company
• Contributors:
  Hargrave, Martin
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic channelization
  • Warning signals
  • Windshields
  • Impact tests
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RD-83-024
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Contracting Officer:
  Hargrave, Martin W.
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Five channelizing devices were evaluated for safety via full scale crash tests at 60 mph using a minicompact sedan, a Volkswagen Rabbit. The five channelizing devices tested were the Plastibarrel 400-PB, the Channelizer, 55 gallon drums, the Wyoming WC-4 Barricade and the Virginia Simulated Barrel Panel. All impacts were survivable by the vehicle occupants. Impact accelerations, occupant velocity, and occupant displacement data and plots of the vehicle accelerations for each device tested are included. Windshield impacts were also performed using a warning light. The light opened a hole in the test windshield but did not pass through at speeds between 40 mph and 60 mph.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-81-C-00074
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/75692/dot_75692_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 596.23 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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