Guidelines for treatments to mitigate opposite direction crashes /

From 2016 through 2018, there were more than 19,200 vehicles in the United States involved in opposite direction crashes that resulted in a fatality. Approximately 68 percent of these crashes occurred on two-lane roadways. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research R...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dixon, Karen (Author)
Corporate Authors:	American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (sponsoring body.), United States. Federal Highway Administration (sponsoring body.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, [2022].
Series:	NCHRP research report ; 995.
Subjects:	Head-on collisions > Prevention. Roads > Safety measures. Traffic safety > United States. Traffic accidents > Mathematical models.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction - Definition of Opposite Direction Crash - Purpose of Guidelines - Guideline Target Audience - How to Navigate This Guideline Document - Chapter 2 Crash Conditions and Selecting Countermeasures - Target Crash Characteristics - Identifying List of Candidate Countermeasures for the Crash Type - Chapter 3 Keeping Vehicles in Their Lanes - Install Centerline Rumble Strips - Install Shoulder Rumble Strips - Widen Edge Lines - Enhance Horizontal Curve Delineation - Improve Pavement Friction - Install Roadway Lighting - Chapter 4 Reduce Likelihood of Head-On Crashes - Install Centerline Buffer Area - Widen Median - Install Alternating/Periodic Passing Lanes - Install SafetyEdgeSM Treatment - Pave or Widen Shoulders - Chapter 5 Reducing Severity of Crash - Install Cable Median Barrier.