Visibility, Spacing, and Operation of Freeway Lane Control Signals

Details

• Creators:
  Ullman, Gerald L. ; Parma, Kelly D. ; Peoples, Melisa D. ; Trout, Nada D. ; Tallamraju, Satya S.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Technology Transfer Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic lanes
  • Lane use control signals
  • Physical distribution
  • Freeway management systems
  • Vehicle spacing
  • Visibility
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-97/1498-3F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• Edition:
  Final: September 1993-September 1996
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Description:
  This report summarizes the research performed and documented in interim project reports to address visibility, spacing, and operational issues pertaining to lane control signals (LCSs) used for freeway traffic management in Texas. Chapters in this final report review the results of legibility studies of new and used LCSs; a TxDOT expert panel meeting to address LCS visibility, spacing, and mounting location issues; and an evaluation of yellow diagonal and downward arrows for freeway traffic management purposes. The final chapter summarizes the findings and recommendations resulting from this research effort.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-1498
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82906/dot_82906_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.55 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b8517e5d491afe660e2a8b1370d18e9ca4e618b8a07f136f80adcdfe987c7a9540d8ccef7c98d07d74de9026e9172d1b432d62ff88dd866b4c3b1bafed0015ba