Safe and Aesthetic Design of Urban Roadside Treatments (2008) / Chapter Skim
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These locations are shown to have a greater likelihood of crashes and, as a result, should be kept free of rigid objects whenever possible. These urban control zones include locations with the following: • Obstacles in close lateral proximity to the curb face or lane edge; • Roadside objects placed near lane merge points; • Lateral offsets not appropriately adjusted for auxiliary lane treatments; • Objects placed inappropriately in sidewalk buffer treatments; • Driveways that interrupt positive guidance and have objects placed near them; • Three kinds of fixed-object placement at intersections; • Unique roadside configurations associated with high crash occurrence; and • Roadside configurations commonly known to be hazardous.
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At the study corridors, numerous light standards located close to the road were hit by vehicles, so the recommendation to move these lights closer to the near side of the sidewalk or even to the far side of the sidewalk would probably improve safety as it relates to roadside hazards. The effect of this relocation of the street lights on safety as it relates to visibility merits further evaluation for light pedestals that do not include mast arm configurations that can be easily lengthened.
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