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TRAFFIC CONTROL CONCEPTS FOR INCIDENT CLEARANCE

9.0 REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING

  1. Car Accident Statistics. Available at http://www.car-accidents.com/pages/stats.html .
  2. US DOT, Federal Highway Administration. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2003, 2007 Revisions. Available at http://mutcd.fhwa.dot .gov/ .
  3. National Safety Commission. Move Over America . http://www.moveoveramerica.com .
  4. Federal Highway Administration. Traffic Incident Management Program, Quick Clearance. https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/eto_tim_pse/about/qc.htm .
  5. 2008 Florida Statutes. Title XXIII, Chapter 316. Available at http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch0316/SEC126.html&Title=-%3E2008-%3ECh0316-%3ESection%20126#0316.126.
  6. North Carolina General Statutes. Chapter 20-157. Available at http://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/pdf/bysection/chapter_20/gs_20-157.pdf .
  7. Wisconsin Statues. Section 346.072. Available at http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0346.pdf .
  8. 2007 Minnesota Statutes. Chapter 169.18. Available at https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/getpub.php?pubtype=STAT_CHAP_SEC&year=2007&section=169.18 .
  9. South Carolina Code of Laws (2007). Title 56, Section 56-5-1538. Available at http://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t56c005.html.
  10. Tennessee Public Acts, 2006, Chapter 653, 55-8-132. Available at http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0653.pdf .
  11. Connecticut Statutes. Chapter 248, Section 14-224. Available at http://www.cga.ct.gov/2005/pub/Chap248.html#Sec14-224.html .
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  13. Arizona State Legislature, Forty-Eighth Legislature, Second Regular Session. Available at http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/28/00674.html&Title=28&DocType=ARS
  14. Transportation Research Board. NCHRP Synthesis 318, Safe and Quick Clearance of Traffic Incidents, A Synthesis of Highway Practice, 2003. Available at http://tig.transportation.org/sites/aashtotig/docs/NCHRP_syn_318.pdf .
  15. I-95 Corridor Coalition. Removal / Move Laws (Driver and Authority). Available at http://www.i95coalition.org/Incident-toolkit/documents/Law/Law_MoveIt_XX.doc .
  16. Utah Department of Transportation. Rapid Clearance of Disabled Vehicles and Non-Hazardous Spilled Freight Loads (Policy UDOT 06C-36), 2007.
  17. Georgia General Assembly, HB 231. Available at http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb231.pdf .
  18. Florida , Maryland, and Tennessee Open Roads Policies. Available at http://i95coalition.org/Incident-toolkit/documents/Policy/Policy_ORP_XX.pdf .
  19. Metro Atlanta TIM Task Force. Metro Atlanta Traffic Incident Management Strategic Vision Brochure. Available at http://timetaskforce.com/documents/strategic%20vision%20flier.pdf .
  20. Washington State Patrol and Washington State Department of Transportation. A Joint Operations Policy Statement. Available at http://www.i95coalition.org/Incident-toolkit/documents/Policy/Policy_JOP_WA.pdf
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  29. Minnesota Department of Transportation, Minnesota State Fire Marshal and Minnesota State Police. Highway Incident Management and emergency Traffic Control Equipment Guidelines. http://www.fire.state.mn.us/Response/EmergencyTrafficControl.pdf .
  30. North Carolina Emergency Response Reference Card provided by North Carolina Department of Transportation, State Maintenance Engineer.
  31. USDOT, “Traffic Incident Management Handbook” (2000) http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/jpodocs/rept_mis/13286.pdf .
  32. USDOT. National Strategy to Reduce Congestion on America ’s Transportation Network, May, 2006. Available at http://isddc.dot.gov/OLPFiles/OST/012988.pdf .
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  34. http://www.chart.state.md.us/ChartSystem/incident.asp .
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  36. Kentucky Transportation Center, University of Kentucky. Guidelines for Emergency Traffic Control. Available at: http://highwaysafety.ky.gov/files/incident_management/guidelines_emergency_traffic_control.pdf .
  37. Washington State Department of Transportation. Work Zone Safety Resources. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/biz/trafficoperations/workzone/resources.html .
  38. City of Scottsdale , Arizona . Traffic Signal Control System. https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/traffic/signssignals/traffic_signal_control_system.asp .
  39. Press Release, “Mayor Bill White, Police Chief Harold Hurtt Announce Pilot Phase of Mobility Response Team, July 5, 2007 .” Available at http://www.houstontx.gov/mayor/press/20070705.html .
  40. National Traffic Incident Management Coalition. About. http://timcoalition.org/?siteid=41&pageid=2782 .
  41. Washington Traffic Incident Management Coalition. http://watimcoalition.org/ .
  42. Wisconsin Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/stoc/time.html .
  43. The Coalition Connection. http://www.i95coalition.org/ .
  44. Maryland Department of Transportation, Office of CHART and ITS Development. Incident Management. http://www.traffic.md.gov/ChartSystem/incident.asp
  45. SunGuide. Severe Incident Response Vehicle. http://www.smartsunguide.com/sirv.aspx .
  46. Houston ITS Priority Corridor. http://ntl.bts.gov/lib/10000/10700/10799/7fx01.pdf.
  47. North Central Texas Council of Governments. Freeway Incident Management Training. http://nctcog.org/trans/safety/FIM.asp .
  48. Towing and Recovery Association of America . http://www.towserver.net/ .
  49. AASHTO, National TIM Coalition. http://timcoalition.org/?siteid=41 .
  50. US DOT, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Operations. Traffic Incident Management Self-Assessment. https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/eto_tim_pse/preparedness/tim/self.htm .

Other Suggested Readings

  1. FEMA. “Draft Revised NIMS Document” (2007).
  2. Colorado Department of Transportation. Guidelines for Developing Traffic Incident Management Plans for Work Zones, (September 2003).
  3. Incident Management Successful Practices: A Cross-Cutting Study, April 2000, FHWA-JPO-99-018, FTA-TRI-11-99-09, EDL #11484.
  4. Review of Current Traffic Incident Management Practices, AP-R297/07, Austroads (2007).
  5. Incident Management Coordination Team. Traffic Incident Management Recommended Operational Guidelines, March (2002).
  6. USDOT, “Intelligent Transportation Systems for Traffic Incident Management” (2007).