Traffic Calming

Traffic Calming
Title Traffic Calming PDF eBook
Author Reid H. Ewing
Publisher
Pages 262
Release 1999
Genre Health & Fitness
ISBN

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The document reports the state of traffic calming programs in the United States. It also includes historical information about programs in other countries. For the purposes of this report, traffic calming involves changes in street alignment, installation of barriers, and other physical measures to reduce traffic speeds and cut-through volumes in the interest of street safety, livability, and other public purposes. This report focuses mainly on physical measures, including street closures and other volume controls under the traffic calming umbrella. Education and enforcement activities, such as neighborhood traffic safety campaigns, fall outside the umbrella but will be mentioned where relevant.

Speeding in Residential Areas

Speeding in Residential Areas
Title Speeding in Residential Areas PDF eBook
Author Michael S. Scott
Publisher
Pages 42
Release 2001
Genre Automobiles
ISBN

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This guide provides a general discussion on the problem of residential speeding. Topics covered include an overview of common beliefs and attitudes about speeding and the factors that contribute to it. The guide identifies questions to ask when dealing with a residential speeding problem, proposes numerous responses to the problem and identifies ways to measure the effectiveness of responses to the problem.

Roundabouts

Roundabouts
Title Roundabouts PDF eBook
Author Lee August Rodegerdts
Publisher Transportation Research Board
Pages 407
Release 2010
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 0309155118

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 672: Roundabouts: An Informational Guide - Second Edition explores the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roundabouts. The report also addresses issues that may be useful in helping to explain the trade-offs associated with roundabouts. This report updates the U.S. Federal Highway Administration's Roundabouts: An Informational Guide, based on experience gained in the United States since that guide was published in 2000.

Flagging Handbook

Flagging Handbook
Title Flagging Handbook PDF eBook
Author United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher
Pages 28
Release 1980
Genre Roads
ISBN

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Roadside Design Guide

Roadside Design Guide
Title Roadside Design Guide PDF eBook
Author
Publisher Amer Assn of State Hwy
Pages 352
Release 1996-01-01
Genre Bridge railings
ISBN 9781560510314

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This document presents a synthesis of current information and operating practices related to roadside safety and is developed in metric units. The roadside is defined as that area beyond the traveled way (driving lanes) and the shoulder (if any) of the roadway itself. The focus of this guide is on safety treatments that minimize the likelihood of serious injuries when a driver runs off the road. This guide replaces the 1989 AASHTO "Roadside Design Guide."

Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control

Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control
Title Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control PDF eBook
Author Michael S. Nolan
Publisher Cengage Learning
Pages 624
Release 2010-02-01
Genre
ISBN 9781435488250

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FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL International Edition is an authoritative book that provides readers with a good working knowledge of how and why the air traffic control system works. This book is appropriate for future air traffic controllers, as well as for pilots who need a better understanding of the air traffic control system. FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, International Edition discusses the history of air traffic control, emphasizing the logic that has guided its development. It also provides current, in-depth information on navigational systems, the air traffic control system structure, control tower procedures, radar separation, national airspace system operation and the FAA's restructured hiring procedures. This is the only college level book that gives readers a genuine understanding of the air traffic control system and does not simply require them to memorize lists of rules and regulations.

Speed Management

Speed Management
Title Speed Management PDF eBook
Author European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Publisher OECD Publishing
Pages 296
Release 2006
Genre
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This Report addresses the key issues surrounding traffic speed management and highlights the improvements in policy and operations needed to reduce the extent of speeding.