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14 Statement of the Problem The unforgiving nature of utility poles has been recognized since the 1960s. This knowledge is as old as highway engineers' recognition of the need for forgiving roadsides, a concept that found widespread understanding and acceptance some time before AASHTO published the revolutionary Design and Operational Practices Related to Highway Safety, known as the Yellow Book (AASHTO 1967)
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Historical Perspective 15 the Green Book, and the Roadside Design Guide (AASHTO 2011b)
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16 Utility Pole Safety and Hazard Evaluation Approaches Wherever practical, utility poles should not be installed in ditches, near the turning radii of intersecting roads, or on the outside of horizontal curves. If a series of utility poles are the closest objects to the roadway, delineation of each pole is highly recommended.
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Historical Perspective 17 Figure 5. Total fatalities due to utility pole collisions since 1965 (Ivey and Scott 2017)
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