Mobile lane closures, which are increasingly used, are a potentially hazardous traffic control procedure for highway maintenance and operations activities. To improve the safety of workers and motorists, Applied Research Associates, Inc., studied driver behavior around full-scale field tests of mobile lane closures. Tests were conducted over a range of traffic, roadway, and driver conditions, and effects of various traffic control components (including truck number, spacing, and configuration; sign messages; and police presence) were evaluated. This report summarizes Phase I results and important findings regarding the behavior of motorists around mobile lane closures. Phase II research is ongoing and will recommend revisions to existing traffic control standards.
Improving the Safety of Mobile Lane Closures
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board ; 2169 , 1 ; 11-20
01.01.2010
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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