Safety Performance of Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity in Alabama

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• Creators:
  Zhou, Huaguo ; Hossain, Md Mahmud
• Corporate Creators:
  Auburn University. Highway Research Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  Alabama. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Condition Surveys Crash Analysis Regression Analysis Retroreflectivity Road Marking Materials Road Markings
• Publication/ Report Number:
  931-078
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Alabama ; United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Auburn University. Highway Research Center
• Abstract:
  The evaluation of pavement marking materials primarily relies on their retroreflectivity (RL) — a measure of how effectively they reflect vehicle headlights back toward the driver. State DOTs typically contract private firms to measure RL, often without accurate records of when markings were installed or restriped. Additionally, establishing the statistical relationship between RL and roadway safety demands rigorous data preparation, roadway segmentation, and reasonable assumptions to predict and assign RL values to individual road segments. Therefore, to promote the broader application of RL as a crucial indicator of road safety, it is essential to develop a robust approach that integrates RL prediction models to analyze its impact on crashes.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  FHWA/ALDOT 931-078
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:79aeb2cdb4120c8dab7ff347f525d55fc5640d28d66c845583336e92087df5131e82cf4c623c7bf535e7dc96b996b7c182d35335fdae371ada434354751fcd66
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85691/dot_85691_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.33 MB ]