Category: Rumble Strips

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In Case Studies , Rumble Strips , Safety

What The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Can Mean for Driver Safety?

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Roadway safety is a growing concern in the United States. In 2019 alone, there were 36,096 traffic fatalities, an increase of 5.3% from the year before, according to a recent study conducted by the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA).1 Every year, thousands of Americans are injured or killed in preventable...
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May 23, 2022 by Chyanna Outlaw
In Business , Infrastructure , Rumble Strips , Safety

Safety, Transformation, and Organizational Goals Outlined in DOT’s Focus Areas for 2022

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If you have reviewed the draft DOT Strategic Framework, you will note the agency’s priorities for achieving their mission through six strategic goals. We would like to take a deeper look at those elements that are related to Safety, Transformation and Organizational Goals for this particular article. The Department of...
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January 28, 2022 by Hannah McFarland
In Case Studies , Infrastructure , Rumble Strips , Safety

Can You Have Both Rumble Strips and Longer-Lasting Roads?

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Rumble strips are a low-cost measure used to address one of the most serious types of traffic crashes: a lane departure crash. They consist of a set of transverse grooves applied on the shoulder or centerline of a roadway. An example of a road with centerline rumble strips. In Ohio,...
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October 29, 2021 by Hannah McFarland
In Rumble Strips , Safety

Rural Roadway Departure Accidents – An Alarming Trend that Needs Reversed

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Reducing fatalities on rural roads remains a major challenge in the United States. In 2016, 18,590 lives were lost on rural roads-more than half of all traffic deaths-even though only 19 percent of the U.S. population lives in rural areas. Two-thirds of these rural fatalities involved a roadway departure, where...
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October 15, 2021 by Hannah McFarland
In Case Studies , Rumble Strips

Operation Safe Driver Week: Rumble Strips

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This week, July 11-17 has been nationally recognized as Operation Safe Driver Week. This essentially means that law enforcement personnel will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in risky driving behaviors in or around a commercial motor vehicle. The Commercial Vehicle Safety...
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July 12, 2021 by Chyanna Outlaw
In Pave the Way , Rumble Strips

Innovate at Centerline Rumble Strips

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Here, the J-Band is applied on the centerline joint prior to the next pass of HMA. Check out the Here’s How it Works feature of Asphalt Materials’ J-Band® void reducing asphalt membrane on theasphaltpro.com to see how it works.   Many people have spent the past year working from home,...
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June 7, 2021 by Chyanna Outlaw