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Rural, Non-Freeway Rumbles Keeping Drivers on the Road…. 80% of all fatal single vehicle run-off-road (ROR) crashes occur on two lane rural roads. 75% of all head-on crashes occur on rural roads. Why Rural , Non-Freeway ?. Which of these rural crashes are correctable by rumble strips…?.
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80% of all fatal single vehicle run-off-road (ROR) crashes occur on two lane rural roads 75% of all head-on crashes occur on rural roads Why Rural , Non-Freeway ?
Which of these rural crashes are correctable by rumble strips…?
Correctable? • swerve to avoid anything…NO • hydroplane…NO • tire blowout…NO • trailer sway…NO • snow or ice…NO
Michigan DOTDrift-Off Crash Maps- Dave Morena, FHWA Safety and Traffic Engineer: • Computer generated • Tested to 80% reliability
Region Maps Centerline Drift-over Crashes • 5-YR Trunkline Rural, 55 mph: • 2322 crashes • 255 serious crashes • 129 deaths
Region Maps:Shoulder Drift-off Crashes • 5-YR Trunkline Rural, 55 mph: • 3410 crashes • 290 serious crashes • 45 deaths
Common Concerns • Pavement / Joint Deterioration • Microsurface • Noise • Bicyclists • Motorcyclists
Mitigation Strategies • 3/8” depth • 1’-2’ centerline pattern • 6” to 12” offset • 6’ wide min. paved shoulder • 48’-12’ shoulder pattern • field review
Alaska Arizona Colorado Delaware Georgia Iowa Hawaii Kansas Kentucky Mississippi Missouri Minnesota Pennsylvania Tennessee Washington Aggressive Use of Rumbles
‘Crash type is not random… …crash location is.’ Brian Chandler, Missouri Department of Transportation
Spot treatmentor System-wide? SYSTEM-WIDE
Questions? • Thank you…..