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Decision Support Guide for the Installation of Shoulder and Center Line Rumble Strips on Non-Freeways

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FHWA-SA-16-115

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TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION PAGE

1. Report No.

FHWA-SA-16-115

2. Government Accession No.

 

3. Recipient's Catalog No.

4. Title and Subtitle

Decision Support Guide for the Installation of Shoulder and Center Line Rumble Strips on Non-Freeways

5. Report Date

August 2016

6. Performing Organization Code

7. Authors

Scott Himes and Hugh McGee

8. Performing Organization Report No.

9. Performing Organization Name and Address

Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc (VHB)
101 Walnut Street
Watertown, MA 02471

10. Work Unit No.

11. Contract or Grant No.

GS-00F-116CA, Task DTFH61-15-F-00085

12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

Federal Highway Administration Office of Safety
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590

13. Type of Report and Period Covered

Guide Book, October 2015 – August 2016

14. Sponsoring Agency Code

FHWA

15. Supplementary Notes:

The contract managers for this report were Abdul Zineddin and Cathy Satterfield.

16. Abstract

Center line and shoulder rumble strips are proven safety countermeasures for reducing roadway departure crashes, including head-on crashes and run-off-road crashes. The purpose of this guide is to provide a decision-support framework to inform center line and shoulder rumble strip installation. It describes methods for identifying appropriate locations for installation, assessing the potential crash reductions and benefit-cost ratio, and developing performance metrics for safety. Additionally, this guide discusses special considerations for rumble strip installations, identifies variability in current practices, and provides a decision-support framework for installing rumble strips. The framework covers policy development for systematic rumble strip installation and provides a flowchart for decision-making for sites that can benefit from installation but do not meet criteria for systematic installation. The framework can also be applied to sites that are identified based on crash history, such as for Highway Safety Improvement Program selection. Within this framework, this guide describes who may be involved in the decision-making process, at what points, and provides an overview of safety performance measures that can be presented to policy makers and stakeholders. Performance metrics described in this guide can be used to inform stakeholders of rumble strip benefits.

17. Key Words

Rumble strips, center line, shoulder, edge line, decision making

18. Distribution Statement

No restrictions.

19. Security Classif. (of this report)

Unclassified

20. Security Classif. (of this page)

Unclassified

21. No. of Pages:

57

22. Price

Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) Reproduction of completed pages is authorized