Evaluation of Pilot Deployment of Portable Visual Barriers to Reduce Impact During Freeway Crashes

The major objectives of this project include the following: (1) perform a comprehensive literature review regarding the impact of rubbernecking on traffic mobility and safety and potential countermeasures to prevent rubbernecking; identify types of portable visual barriers (PVBs) available and examine their potential use; (2) plan, coordinate, and conduct a pilot deployment of an approved PVB via Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Road Rangers operations to reduce rubbernecking due to freeway crashes; (3) perform in-depth data analyses to evaluate the effectiveness and benefits of the deployment of PVBs to reduce freeway traffic congestion and potential secondary crashes; (4) develop implementation guidelines on when, who, where, and how to deploy PVBs; document analysis results and research findings and provide recommendations for future deployments in Florida.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $187837
• Contract Numbers:

  BED25 977-02

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Managing Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Project Managers:

  Arasteh, Megan

• Principal Investigators:

  Lin, Pei-Chun

• Start Date: 20220531
• Expected Completion Date: 20240131
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Countermeasures; Highway safety; Portable equipment; Traffic congestion; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01840985
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Florida Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: BED25 977-02
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 29 2022 10:11AM