Crash testing the Buckeye crossbuck
Title:
Crash testing the Buckeye crossbuck
Author:
Landes, Randall.
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Publication Information:
East Liberty, Ohio : Transportation Research Center ; Springfield, Va. : Available through NTIS, [1996]
Physical Description:
iv, 74 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm.
General Note:
"August 1996."
Contents:
Introduction and research objectives -- Description of the Buckeye Crossbuck -- Crash test at 35 km/h (22 mi/h) -- Test results 35 km/h (22 mi/h) test -- Conclusion 35 km/h (22 mi/h) test -- Crash test 88 km/h (55 mi/h) test -- Test results 88 km/h (55 mi/h) test -- Conclusion 88 km/h (55 mi/h) test -- Appendices -- Implementation statement.
Abstract:
The Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT's) Office of Research and Development contracted with the Transportation Research Center, Inc. (TRC) to perform crash testing of ODOT's Buckeye Crossbuck passive railroad warning sign utilizing an 820 kg (1,808 lb) vehicle at 35 km/h (22 mi/h) and 88 km/h (55 mi/h). In general, the crash tests were performed utilizing guidelines outlined in the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 350. This report briefly summarizes the results of the test conducted in May 1995. ODOT's concern and emphasis were the Buckeye Crossbuck's newly added lower "YIELD" panel and its impact on the vehicle after being struck. No part of the Buckeye Crossbuck entered the vehicle passenger compartment nor did the sign veer, significantly, in a lateral direction from the longitudinal path of the vehicle.
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