Control of transportation death rates by varying road microstructure using segmental pavers

Conference · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:55396

Halperin, K ^[1]

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1. Pennsylvania State Univ., Erie, PA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

It is known that redesign of older roads to limit the mean and top speeds along them can prevent crashes and save lives. In many parts of the world, a standard part of this redesign for lower speeds consists of repaving with segmental pavers, particularly concrete pavers. Yet no controlled experimentation has been done to establish the relationship between paver texture, speed and crash, injury and mortality rates. Two possible experiments are proposed. It is further proposed that governments in English-speaking North America cannot await the results of such experiments to begin redesigning older roads to lower their death rates.

• OSTI ID: 55396
• Report Number(s): CONF-9310328-; ISBN 1-56676-232-4; TRN: IM9525%%69
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1993 science and technology alliance materials conference, Greensboro, NC (United States), 27-29 Oct 1993; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Science and technology alliance -- Materials conference `93; PB: 459 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ROADS
DESIGN
SAFETY
PAVEMENTS
MATERIALS
CONCRETES
ASPHALTS
TEXTURE
INJURIES
MORTALITY
ACCIDENTS
AUTOMOBILES