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Title:

Synthesis of Best Practices for Increasing Protection and Visibility of Highway Maintenance Vehicles

Abstract:

The purpose of this research project is to study current practices in enhancing visibility and protection of highway maintenance vehicles involved in moving operations such as snow removal and shoulder operations, crack sealing, and pothole patching. This project report provides the most recent information on current moving operation practices throughout the country and the state of Iowa. It will enable the maintenance staff to adequately assess the applicability and impact of each strategy to their use and budget. The report's literature review chapter examines the use of maintenance vehicle warning lights, retroreflective tapes, shadow vehicles and truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs), and advanced vehicle control systems (AVCSs), as well as other practices to improve visibility for both snowplow operators and vehicles.

Source(s):

Iowa State University Center for Transportation Research and Education

http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/reports/visibility.pdf

Date: 2002

Author:

Kamyab, McDonald, Storm

Keywords:


Winter maintenance

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