Hazardous effects of highway features and roadside objects
by
 
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research.

Title
Hazardous effects of highway features and roadside objects

Author
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research.

Corporate Author
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research.

Publication Information
Washington : Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Offices of Research & Development ; Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1978-

Physical Description
v. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Series
Report - Federal Highway Administration ; no. FHWA-RD-78-202
 
Report ; no. FHWA-RD-78-202.

General Note
Performed by Calspan Field Services, Inc., under contract DOT-FH-11-8501.
 
Final report; Sept. 1978.

Contents
V. 1. Literature review and methodology. Introduction -- Survey of pertinent literature -- Methodology -- References. v. 2. Findings. Sample descriptors -- Predeparture factors related to accident occurrence -- Road departure -- Off-road factors -- Impact characteristics -- Accident severity -- Factors influencing injury -- Special studies -- Discussion.

Abstract
The purpose of the study was to determine hazards in run-off-road accidents. The major data sources were accident data from specially trained state police, and road and roadside data from state files. Data were collected in six states; the sample consisted of almost 8,000 accidents on rural roads. Vol. 1 contains a literature review, and the methodology for the data collection and preparation for analysis. Vol. 2. contains the study results.

Subject Term
Roads -- Safety measures.
 
Traffic accidents.

Added Author
Perchonok, Kenneth.

Added Corporate Author
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Development.


LibraryMaterial TypeItem BarcodeShelf NumberStatus
Civil EngineeringBookB023270TE228 .U58 1978 V.1Transportation Collection
Civil EngineeringBookB023269TE228 .U58 1978 V.2Transportation Collection