Highway research record · 1960 · 18 citations · 0 references
EngineeringInjury PreventionTransportation PlanningPavement EngineeringTransportationTransportation EngineeringHighway PavementsPavement DesignRoad SafetyTraffic EngineeringTraffic Injury PreventionTraffic SafetyEdge MarkingMarkingsRoad Safety EvaluationRoad Traffic Injury Epidemiology
A PROGRAM WAS INITIATED FOR MARKING PAVEMENT EDGES ON ALL TWO-LANE RURAL STATE HIGHWAYS. BEFORE AND AFTER STUDIES ON ALL ACCIDENTS REPORTED WERE INVESTIGATED. RESULTS WERE GRATIFYING. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS A 37% REDUCTION IN FATALITIES AND INJURIES ATTRIBUTABLE TO EDGE MARKING, A REDUCTION IN NIGHT ACCIDENTS AND FEWER ACCIDENTS AT INTERSECTIONS, ALLEYS, AND DRIVEWAYS.