Assessment of Traffic Control Practices with Respect to Older Drivers
http://kdotweb/KDOTOrg/BurMatrlRes/kdotlib2.asp
Record Type: DOT

The goal of this research is to develop some practical recommendations for improving safety for older drivers through improved traffic control practices. Recommended improvements may relate to the design of status signage (e.g., sign size, font type, font size, etc.), sign placement (e.g., the consequences of widening a shoulder, thus moving signs farther from the pavement edge), retroreflectivity, or maintenance practices.
Start date: 2001/4/1
End date: 2007/8/9
Status: Completed
TRB Accession Number: 806678
Contract/Grant Number: RE-0244-01
Secondary Number: K-TRAN: KU-01-4
Total Dollars: 40000
Source Organization: Kansas Department of Transportation
Date Added: 07/10/2002
Index Terms: Traffic control, Aged drivers, Highway safety, Highway traffic control, Sign supports, Retroreflectivity, Research projects,

Kansas Department of Transportation
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State Office Building
700 S.W. Harrison
Topeka, KS 66603-3754
USA
Phone: (785) 296-3585

McKenna, Michael
Phone: (785) 296-3618

Church, David
Phone: (785) 296-3618

University of Kansas, Lawrence
http://www.ku.edu/
1530 West 15th Street
Lawrence, KS 66045
USA
Phone: (785) 864-2700

Meyer, Eric
Phone: (785) 864-3963
Email: emeyer@ukans.edu