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TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 641: Guidance for the Design and Application of Shoulder and Centerline Rumble Strips explores the design and application of shoulder and centerline rumble strips as a crash reduction measure, while minimizing adverse effects for motorcyclists, bicyclists, and nearby residents.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2009. Guidance for the Design and Application of Shoulder and Centerline Rumble Strips. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/14323.

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171 pages |  8.5 x 11 |  DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/14323
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Front Matter i-ix
Summary 1-3
Section 1 - Introduction 4-5
Section 2 - Magnitude and Nature of Highway Safety Concerns Related to Shoulder and Centerline Rumble Strips 6-11
Section 3 - Purpose, Types, and Dimensions of Rumble Strips 12-14
Section 4 - Review of Completed Shoulder and Centerline Rumble Strip Research 15-21
Section 5 - Existing Rumble Strip Practices and Policies 22-40
Section 6 - Safety Effectiveness of Shoulder Rumble Strips 41-90
Section 7 - Safety Effectiveness of Centerline Rumble Strips 91-112
Section 8 - Stimuli Levels for Effective Rumble Strips 113-117
Section 9 - Optimum Dimensions for Rumble Strips 118-133
Section 10 - Rumble Strip Application and Design Criteria 134-141
Section 11 - Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Research 142-145
Section 12 - References 146-149
Acronyms 150-150
Appendix A - Detailed Literature Review 151-229
Appendix B - Survey Questionnaire 230-239
Appendix C - Detailed Summary of Survey Results 240-253
Appendix D - Roadside Hazard Rating Category Descriptions 254-258
Appendix E - SPF Results for TOT, FI, SVROR, and SVROR FI Crashes on Selected Roadways Without Shoulder Rumble Strips 259-261
Appendix F - GLM Analysis Results for Safety Effectiveness of Shoulder Rumble Strips 262-266
Appendix G - GLM Analysis Results for Effect of Shoulder Rumble Strip Offset and Recovery Area on Safety 267-270
Appendix H - SPF Results for TOT, FI, and SSOD Crashes on Selected Roadways Without Centerline Rumble Strips 271-272
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications 273-273

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