Use of Traffic Channelization Devices at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Details

• Creators:
  Horton, Suzanne M.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad grade crossings
  • Railroad safety
  • Traffic channelization
  • Warning systems
  • Warning devices
  • Median barriers
  • Grade crossing protection systems Highway-rail grade crossing
  • Traffic channelization devices
  • Median barriers
  • Safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FRA-09-13;DOT/FRA/ORD-12/11
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Technical report; July 2008-Sept. 2009.
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Abstract:
  Traffic channelization devices have found new application at highway-rail grade crossings with active warning devices. Numerous studies conducted at locations where they have been installed show positive changes in unsafe driver behavior as a result of the treatments. When meeting certain requirements, traffic channelization devices and median barriers are an approved supplemental safety measure for the establishment of quiet zones. Traffic channelization devices are low cost and this makes them an attractive option for improving safety at highway-rail grade crossings.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  RR97A1/FG274
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9656/dot_9656_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 674.88 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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