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  title info:
    title: Develop metrics of tire debris on Texas highways
    sub title: technical report
  name:
    name part: Avelar, Raul E.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Pratt, Michael P. (Michael Paul)
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Miles, Jeffrey D.
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Lindheimer, Tomas
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Trout, Nada D.
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Crawford, Jason A.
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Texas
    name part: Department of Transportation.
    name part: Research and Technology Implementation Office,
    role:
      role term: sponsoring body.
  name:
    name part: United States
    name part: Federal Highway Administration,
    role:
      role term: sponsoring body.
  name:
    name part: Texas A & M Transportation Institute
    role:
      role term: publisher.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: txu
    date issued: 2017
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (xv, 181, 6 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps
  abstract: This research effort estimated the amount, characteristics, costs, and safety implications of tire debris on Texas highways. The metrics developed by this research are based on several sources of data, including a statewide survey of debris removal practices, field data from a probability sample of Texas roads, Texas Department of Transportation crash databases, and publically available reports on economic and environmental impact of road debris. A statewide survey found differences in road debris removal practices among districts. A cost analysis showed that the unit cost of debris removal activities increases with increasing proportion of contractor debris removal. Data from a probability sample of Texas highways were obtained. This probability sample represented approximately 2289 lane-miles, or 443 centerline miles, of Texas highways. A total of 14,998 pieces of tire debris were identified from this sample, and their dimensions were estimated using an image-processing procedure. A safety assessment of tire debris on Texas highways was performed. It was found that tire debris crashes are extremely rare, amounting to less than 0.1 percent of all crashes in Texas. However, this research found that the odds of this type of crash increase with increasing speed limits, truck percent, and number of lanes, as well as on rural rather than urban facilities. A suit of statewide metrics of tire debris metrics was generated. It is estimated that between 1,389.2 and 7,226.1 metric tons of tire debris were left on Texas highways last year. Between 501.4 and 3,616.3 metric tons corresponded to pieces of tire debris 64 in2 or bigger. The statewide generation rate of tire debris was estimated to be between 10.27 and 13.94 lb per mile of highway per week.
  note: by Raul E. Avelar, Ph.D., P.E., Research Supervisor, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Michael P. Pratt, P.E., Researcher, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Jeffrey D. Miles, P.E., Researcher, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Tomas Lindheimer, Ph.D., Researcher, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Nada Trout, Researcher, Texas A&M Transportation Institute and Jason Crawford, P.E., Researcher, Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
  note: "Report Number FFHWA/TX-16/0-6869-1"--Technical report documentation page.
  note: Technical report; January 2015--June 2016.
  note: Performed in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration 0-6860.
  note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-166).
  subject:
    geographic code: n-us-tx
  subject:
    topic: Roadside litter
    geographic: Texas
    topic: Costs
  subject:
    topic: Tires
    geographic: Texas
    topic: Safety measures
  subject:
    topic: Roadside litter
    geographic: Texas
    topic: Safety measures
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Research report (Austin, Tex.) ; 0-6860-1
  identifier: http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/0-6860-1.pdf
  record info:
    record content source: TXA
    record creation date: 170714
    record change date: 20231107140054.3
    record identifier: in00003855272
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng