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Center and edge line or shoulder rumble strips are extremely effective in reducing severe roadway departure crashes at a low cost. Rumble strips use both noise and vibration to alert the driver that he or she is leaving the appropriate travel...
Rumble strips are an effective countermeasure for reducing roadway departure crashes. The noise and vibration produced by rumble strips alert drivers when they leave the traveled way. Rumble stripes is the term used for rumble strips painted with a retroreflective coating to...
This section highlights the following items that are important elements of rumble strip design.
More than half (57 percent) of U.S. traffic fatalities occur after a driver crosses the edge or center line of a roadway. Two-thirds (65 percent) of these fatal crashes occur in rural areas.
Many factors contribute to drivers leaving the roadway...
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Every Day Counts (EDC) Initiative: City of Bellevue, Washington State
The Federal Highway Administration's Every Day Counts (EDC) initiative identified HFST as an innovation that enhances roadway safety and, as such,...
A 2013 study titled Evaluation of Pavement Safety Performance conducted by FHWA as part of the ...
The friction provided by a roadway surface affects how vehicles interact with the roadway. Measuring, monitoring and maintaining pavement friction can prevent many roadway departure and intersection related crashes, resulting in fewer serious injuries and fatalities.
More than 50 years...
The main purpose of a pavement friction management program is to minimize friction-related vehicle crashes by: