Safety issues affecting modern highway geometric design of roads in non-built-up areas are discussed. The status of knowledge of Safety Criteria I and II (achieving operating speed consistency and design consistency) for two-lane rural roads is briefly reviewed. Considerations for design consistency are also extended to multiple-lane rural and suburban road design to evaluate good, fair, and poor design levels for these road categories. Utilization ratios (n) for maximum permissible side friction factors are developed for different road categories, topography levels, and maximum and minimum superelevation rates. Relevant minimum radii for curve design are established and compared with present AASHTO values insofar as possible. Safety Criterion III (achieving driving dynamic consistency) is further developed, through which reliable and quantitative ranges between the side friction assumed and the actual friction demand at curved sites could be established. AASHTO's design policy is evaluated on the basis of Criteria II and III. The evaluation showed, for lower design speeds (30, 40, and 50 mph), an unbalanced degree of curve and superelevation rate ranges, which lead to poor design practices from a safety viewpoint. By heeding the three safety criteria and the recommended side-friction utilization ratios, sound alignments can be established for the various design cases in future highway geometric design and redesign and for resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation strategies.


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    Titel :

    Driving Dynamic Aspects and Related Safety Issues for Modern Geometric Design of Non-Built-Up Roads


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.1996




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



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