Low-Cost Strategies to Reduce Speed and Crashes on Curves

The main goal of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of dynamic speed feedback signs and other low-cost strategies to reduce speeds and crashes on curves. Research results will provide traffic safety and county engineers and other professionals with additional tools to more effectively manage speeds and decrease crashes on horizontal curves on rural roadways.

• Record URL:
  http://www.intrans.iastate.edu/research/detail.cfm?projectID=-1352703394

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Performing Organizations:

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Institute for Transportation Studies
  2711 S. Loop Drive, Suite 4700, Program for Sustainable Pavement Engineering and Research (PROSPER)
  Ames, IA  United States  50010-8864
• Principal Investigators:

  Smadi, Omar

  Hawkins, Neal

  Hallmark, Shauna

• Start Date: 20071101
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20110331
• Source Data: RiP Project 19322

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Highway curves; Research projects; Rural areas; Rural highways; Traffic safety; Traffic speed
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01462473
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Midwest Transportation Consortium
• Files: UTC, RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:04PM