Centering Safety
Roads & Bridges
March 2008
By Margaret Rys
States continue to look into low-cost safety solutions out on the road
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White light
Roads & Bridges
January 2008
By Jenni Prokopy
Crews strike fast to make I-5 tunnel safer
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Danger Ends Ahead
Roads & Bridges
January 2007
By Bill Wilson, Editorial Director
Low cost solutions help prevent accidents
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Show white
Roads & Bridges
September 2005
Jennifer G. Prokopy, Contributing Author
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If you can’t say something nice
Roads & Bridges
May 2005
By David Matthews
When the neighbor refused to turn down the TV volume, the BMW owner got into her car, drove across the neighbor’s lawn, crashed through some patio furniture and rammed right into the side of the neighbor’s
residence.
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Trail takes the lead
Roads & Bridges
January 2005
Dwight Carter, P.E., and Mike Bishop, P.E., Contributing Authors
Growing transport traffic added to the effect of morning and afternoon drive times as commuters from the bedroom communities south of Calgary swelled traffic volumes.
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Waging the minimum
Roads & Bridges
January 2005
Kenneth S. Opiela, Contributing Author
This NPRM represents the culmination of many years of efforts to determine minimum levels for traffic sign retroreflectivity and develop methods to bring in-place signs into compliance.
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Smart law prevents clean getaway
Roads & Bridges
August 2004
Bill Wilson
To help reduce the constant flow of accidents, the Maryland Department of Transportation wants to widen the two-lane highway. But the move interferes with a smart growth law.
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Special Attention
Roads & Bridges
July 2004
By Gene Hawkins, Contributing Author
Choosing the right pavement markings can serve as a wake-up call for motorists. Consider that run-off-road (ROR) crashes account for almost one-third of the deaths and serious injuries each year on the nation’s highways.
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Drive on a Diet
Roads & Bridges
July 2004
By Jennifer A. Rosales, P.E., Contributing Author
A road diet entails converting a four-lane undivided roadway to a two-lane roadway plus a two-way left-turn lane.
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Loosening the belt
Roads & Bridges
April 2004
Gary Groat, Contributing Author
For close to three decades, the roadway has not kept up with prescribed standards to alleviate safety and operational concerns. The proposed HOT lanes will in most cases bring the roadway up to present highway standards.
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Fresh to the core
Roads & Bridges
January 2004
Roger Wentz
“Safer Roads Save Lives” is the message that
American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) staff and volunteers are
taking to Capitol Hill in support of the creation of a core roadway safety
program as a key element of TEA-21 reauthorization. And the Senate, House of
Representatives and White House are all listening.
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Reaching out to peers
Roads & Bridges
May 2003
The need for assistance in using the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), as well as in answering other questions related to traffic control devices, has led the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to establish a Peer-to-Peer program on Traffic Control Devices (P2P TCD). Recognizing that jurisdictions may face budget and personnel constraints as they address issues regarding traffic control devices, FHWA is providing this service at no charge to state and local agencies.
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Moving Tribute
Roads & Bridges
July 2002
Bill Wilson
As Eastern Metal/USA Sign, Elmira, N.Y., was closing construction on the American Traffic Safety Services Association’s (ATSSA) National Work Zone Memorial some wondered how they were going to make it move. Transporting the five panels which listed 744 names of those killed in the roadwork environment required a firm—and delicate—hand. Special attention had to be given to the crates . . . the custom-made crates.
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Control issues
Roads & Bridges
July 2002
Ernest Huckaby, Linda L. Brown, Charles Sears, Cherie Kittle, Scott Wainwright, Debra Chapell
For workers in the transportation construction industry, going to work every day invites the potential for harm to themselves and others. In the year 2000, over 1,000 people lost their lives to traffic accidents in work zones. This article will discuss the most recent version of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), focusing on traffic control in work zones and the differences between this version and the previous one, published in 1988.
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A big bowl of concerns
Roads & Bridges
July 2002
Alfonso Montella, Ph.D., P.E.; Giacomo Ciotola, P.E.
Roadwork sites increase accident rates and the severity of those accidents. Reducing this problem requires an integrated and systematic approach aimed at identifying and solving the safety problems of the work zone. An effective approach, which is quickly spreading at the international level, is the work-zone safety audit in both urban and rural areas.
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Let them hear what’s in store
Roads & Bridges
July 2002
Bill Wilson
A proposal by the American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO) would require states to reveal long-term traffic safety plans and what it would cost to execute them. By being more vocal, officials in Washington are hoping more can be learned.
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No. 1 on the active list
Roads & Bridges
July 2002
Roger Wentz
American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)'s partnerships help accomplish our common goal—to help make our nation’s roadways safer for all motorists by reducing the number of injuries and fatalities on roadways and in work zones.
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Believing in a heaven
Roads & Bridges
September 2001
Robert Newman
VDOT, HNTB Corp. work together to subdue "The Interchange from Hell"
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The place to be
Roads & Bridges
July 2001
Bill Wilson
Kathi Holst finds herself in natural surroundings as ATSSA's president-elect
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Meeting halfway
Roads & Bridges
July 2001
James S. Baron
The Gateway to the West provides setting for ATSSA midyear event
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Passing inspections
Roads & Bridges
July 2001
James E. Bryden, P.E. and Laurel B. Andrew, P.E.
NYSDOT drives through work zones with pen in hand
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Teenage car use
Roads & Bridges
July 2001
Nikiforos Stamatiadis
Studies try to break down reasons behind adolescent crashes
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Taking traffic safety to the next level
Roads & Bridges
July 2000
Bill Wilson
The Trinity Attenuating Crash Cushion (TRACC) is the newest addition to Trinity Industries Inc.’s Life-Saving Highway Safety Systems. This crash cushion is easy to install and inspect in the field.
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What's flashing before your eyes?
Roads & Bridges
July 2000
Gerald L. Ullman, P.E.
Nationwide, special flashing warning lights on construction, maintenance and service vehicle equipment are generally limited to the color amber. However, for the past few years, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has begun allowing certain types of vehicles to display both an amber- and a blue-flashing warning light.
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Follow the line
Roads & Bridges
April 2000
Borys Schafran and Emil Kerschner
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Safety first, keeping pace second
Roads & Bridges
July 1999
In an effort to meet the demands of an industry which is constantly changing, the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) finds itself on-the-move heading into the new century. In an interview with ROADS & BRIDGES, ATSSA executive director Roger Wentz talks about ground covered over the past 1 1/2 years and the road that lies ahead in the coming years.
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An eye on older drivers
Roads & Bridges
July 1999
Sybil Hatch
The needs of the aging baby-boom population are the focus of the U.S. highway safety community as it prepares for the birth of a new century.
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Safety through design
Roads & Bridges
July 1999
Kathleen Carsey and Douglas Brand
It has been said that impact attenuators save more lives than seat belts, but it’s up to the traffic engineer to make sure they are used effectively.
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Reflecting back
Roads & Bridges
July 1999
David McKee
FHWA develops minimum requirements for retroreflectivity
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An Education on Traffic Management
Roads & Bridges
April 1999
Gerald F. Voigt, P.E.
A new program developed by the ACPA offers steps on how to handle the easing of road tension
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A strategic plan for roadway safety
Roads & Bridges
July 1998
Roger Wentz
A new strategic plan by ATSSA will carry the association into the 21st century and bring a new focus to the association's efforts to support our members in making the nation's roadways safer for the traveling public.
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Traffic safety: It's a way of living
Roads & Bridges
January 1998
David Banasiak
ATSSA's annual Traffic Expo '98 meets in Long Beach, Calif., to provide attendees with educational and networking opportunities in the traffic safety arena.
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Editorial
Roads & Bridges
August 1996
Larry Flynn, Senior Editor
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LED technology lights the work-zone
Roads & Bridges
July 1996
David L. Evans
Improved light emitting diodes challenge incandescent lamps as the light source of choice for work-zone safety devices.
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