This report presents the recommendations to improve the vehicle and equipment warning light policy for the Texas Department of Transportation, and improve the safety of the Department's pavement data … [Read more...] about Recommendations for Highway Construction, Maintenance, and Service Equipment Warning Lights and Pavement Data Collection System Safety
Persons and Personal Characteristics
Analysis of Truck Drivers’ Opinions on Safety and Traffic Control on Highway Work Zones Volume I. Summary of Findings
This study was conducted to determine the truck drivers' travel characteristics, concerns about work zone traffic control devices, and assessment of work zone features, as well as to determine the … [Read more...] about Analysis of Truck Drivers’ Opinions on Safety and Traffic Control on Highway Work Zones Volume I. Summary of Findings
Public Perception of Pavement-Marking Brightness
The objective of this research was to develop a threshold value of retroreflectivity, as measured by the department's equipment, above which the department would consider a pavement marking acceptable … [Read more...] about Public Perception of Pavement-Marking Brightness
Work Zones Block the Road to Satisfaction
A recent study released by the Federal Highway Administration indicates that, generally speaking, Americans are both more satisfied and more dissatisfied with their roads than they were in 1995. The … [Read more...] about Work Zones Block the Road to Satisfaction
Determining the Effectiveness of Pavement Marking Materials
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 … [Read more...] about Determining the Effectiveness of Pavement Marking Materials
Evaluation of Arrow Panel Displays for Temporary Work Zones
The Oregon Department of Transportation evaluated the effectiveness of a "sequentially flashing diamond" arrow panel display as advance caution warning in temporary work zones. This display was … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Arrow Panel Displays for Temporary Work Zones