The Effect of Rumble Strips on Drivers Approaching Rural, Stop-Controlled Intersections

Status: Complete
Report Date: 11/30/2006

Summary:

Researchers studied the stopping patterns of approximately 400 cars, trucks and other vehicles at selected rural intersections and found that in-lane rumble strips caused drivers to reduce speeds earlier and to a greater degree than at intersections without rumble strips. This was the third in a comprehensive series of studies on the effectiveness of in-lane rumble strips.

Final Deliverables:

Stopping Behavior at Real-World Stop-Controlled Intersections With and Without In-Lane Rumble Strips (Report #2006-42)
The Effect of Rumble Strips on Drivers Approaching Rural, Stop-Controlled Intersections (Research Summary)

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Project Personnel:

Principal Investigator: Kathleen Harder

Technical Liaison: Bradley Wentz

Project Coordinator: Daniel Warzala