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Publication

Determining the Effectiveness of Pavement Marking Materials

Author/Presenter: Cottrell, Jr., Benjamin H.; Hanson, Robert A.
Abstract:

The purpose of this research was to determine the safety, motorist opinion, and cost-effectiveness of pavement marking materials used by the Virginia Department of Transportation and to develop guidelines, where possible, as to when each type of material should be used. Interstate and primary road segments that had been remarked with a different type of pavement marking material were identified to perform a before-and-after accident analysis. When possible, segments that were remarked using the same pavement marking material were included to provide comparison sections. The number of sites and accident count data were insufficient to support a finding that the use of a particular pavement marking material reduces the number of target accidents.

Publisher: Virginia Transportation Research Council
Publication Date: February 2001
Full Text URL: Link to URL
Publication Types: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Topics: Benefit Cost Analysis; Pavement Markings; Perception; Traffic Control Devices

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