Development of a MASH Barrier to Shield Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and Other Vulnerable Users from Motor Vehicles

The objective of this research is to develop a minimum of one nonproprietary barrier design for use in separating vulnerable users from motor vehicle travel lanes that is tested to appropriate American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH) criteria, complies with Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG), and is cost-effective. An acceptable design could be for a completely new barrier or one that modifies an existing barrier. The barrier design shall provide positive protection by redirecting motor vehicles and include design elements that also increase safety of vulnerable users. The barrier design should be appropriate for commonly encountered design contexts.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4583

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $499819
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 22-37

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Hartell, Ann

• Performing Organizations:

  Texas A&M Transportation Institute, College Station

  Texas A&M University System
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135
• Principal Investigators:

  Dobrovolny, Chiara

• Start Date: 20190503
• Expected Completion Date: 20230731
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Barriers (Roads); Cyclists; Geometric design; Highway design; Nonmotorized transportation; Pedestrian safety; Traffic safety; Vehicle mix; Vulnerable road users
• Identifier Terms: AASHTO Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01672557
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 22-37
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Jun 19 2018 11:51AM