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Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems - Collection C: Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 (Tutorials 4, 5, 6), 23 (Updated), 24, 25, 26 (Updated) (2010) / Chapter Skim
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Chapter 25 - Index
Pages 94-96

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... , 13-1 Design Consistency in Rural Driving, 16-8 Countermeasures, 2-1 Determining Appropriate Message Length, 19-6 Countermeasures for Improving Accessibility for Determining Intersection Sight Distance, 5-6 Vision-Impaired Pedestrians at Signalized Determining Passing Sight Distance, 5-10 Intersections, 11-8 Determining Stopping Sight Distance, 5-4 Countermeasures for Improving Accessibility of Determining When to Use Decision Sight Distance, Vision-Impaired Pedestrians at Roundabouts, 5-8 10-10 Determining Work Zone Speed Limits, 13-10 Countermeasures for Improving Steering and Dilemma Zone, 11-6, 11-7 Vehicle Control Through Curves, 6-8 Displaying Messages with Dynamic Characteristics, Countermeasures for Pavement/Shoulder 19-10 Drop-offs, 16-4 Distracted/Drowsy/Fatigued/Inattentive Driver, 6-11, Countermeasures to Improve Pavement 11-7, 16-6, 16-7, 17-3, 18-5, 20-3, 22-7 Delineation, 6-10 Driver Compliance Engineering Countermeasures to Reduce Red Posted Speed, 13-11, 17-6, 17-8, 17-9, 17-11, 19-3 Light Running, 11-2 Driving Restrictions, 11-5 25-1
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From page 95...
... , 1-2, 3-1, 6-13, 11-4, 16-6, 16-7, Pedestrian Safety, 11-4 17-10, 17-11 Sight Distance, 5-5, 5-12, 5-13 Heuristics for Selecting the Yellow Timing Interval, 11-6 Vision-Impaired, 10-10, 10-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9 Highway Systems, 3-1 Yellow Timing Interval, 11-6 Perception-reaction Time or PRT, 3-5, 5-2 thru 5-5, Influence of Speed on Sight Distance, 5-12 5-8, 5-9, 5-11, 5-12, 5-14, 5-15, 11-6, 22-2 thru Information Units, 18-10, 18-11, 19-3, 19-6, 19-7, 22-4, 22-6, 22-7, 22-9, 22-11, 22-19, 22-23, 22-24, 19-9 thru 19-11, 22-43 thru 22-48 22-30 thru 22-34 Interchanges (Chapter 12) , Forthcoming Point of Expansion Posted Speed, 17-3, 17-4, 17-6, 17-7, 17-10 thru 17-13, Key Components of Sight Distance, 5-2 18-8, 22-36 Key References for Sight Distance Information, 5-14 Driver Compliance, 13-11, 17-6, 17-8, 17-9, 17-11, 19-3 Legibility Distance, 13-7 thru 13-9, 18-3, 18-5, 19-3 Effects of Posted Speed Limits on Speed Decisions, thru 19-5, 19-7, 22-21, 22-23, 22-24, 22-26, 22-29 17-8 thru 22-34, 22-41 thru 22-44 Post-Mounted Delineators or PMDs, 6-11, 20-8 Legibility Index, 13-8, 18-3, 18-4, 22-31, 22-32.
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... , 17-1 Restricting Right Turns on Red to Address Speed Selection, 3-5, 5-3, 6-3 thru 6-7, 17-2, 22-4, Pedestrian Safety, 11-4 22-13, 22-36 Roundabout Intersections, 5-18 Speed Selection on Horizontal Curves, 6-6 Markings for Roundabouts, 20-10 Speeding Countermeasures: Communicating Countermeasures for Improving Accessibility of Appropriate Speed Limits, 17-12 Vision-Impaired Pedestrians at Roundabouts, Speeding Countermeasures: Setting Appropriate 10-10 Speed Limits, 17-10 Route Markers, 16-8, 20-5 Speeding Countermeasures: Using Roadway Design Rumble Strips, 6-10, 6-11, 16-6, 17-12, 17-13 and Traffic Control Elements to Address Speeding Problems, 17-14 Safety Edge, 16-5 Self-Explaining Roads, 3-4, 3-10 Tactile or Haptic Alert/Cue, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9, 16-6, Serial Processing, 22-5, 22-33 16-7, 16-9, 17-4 Shared-Use Lanes 20-6, 20-7, 20-11 Tangent Sections and Roadside - Cross Section Sharrows, 20-7 (Chapter 8) , Forthcoming Shoulder/Roadway Shoulder, 6-9, 16-4, 16-6, 16-7, Task Analysis, 6-2, 6-3, 11-7, 22-35, 22-36 17-6, 17-13, 20-3, 20-6 Task Analysis on Curve Driving, 6-2 Sight Distance or SD, 16-8, 17-14, 17-15, 19-7, 20-7 The Influence of Perceptual Factors on Curve Horizontal Curves, 6-6 Driving, 6-4 Decision Sight Distance or DSD, 5-8, 5-9, 5-12, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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Key Terms

  • speed limits
  • distance information
  • message signs
  • task analysis
  • changeable message

  • posted speed
  • determining appropriate
  • acceptable gap
  • timing interval
  • yellow timing

  • improving accessibility
  • traffic control
  • work zone
  • passing sight
  • appropriate speed

  • intersection sight
  • reduce red
  • stopping sight
  • decision sight
  • detailed task

  • curve driving
  • key references
  • affecting acceptable
  • roadway features
  • horizontal curves

  • speed decisions
  • control elements
  • zone speed
  • engineering countermeasures
  • key components


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