Performance Criteria for Retroreflective Pavement Markers

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

doi:10.17226/26814

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Performance Criteria for Retroreflective Pavement Markers

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Pavement markings are the most common traffic control device (TCD) used to communicate roadway information to drivers. To be effective, they must convey information in all lighting and weather conditions. As a result, pavement markings on public roads contain retroreflective elements, such as glass beads, so that light from vehicle headlights is returned to the eye of the driver at night.

The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 1015: Performance Criteria for Retroreflective Pavement Markers seeks to isolate and identify the effects of retroreflective pavement markers (RPMs) from a cohesive, three-pronged investigation of driver visibility, behavior, and safety.

Contributor(s): National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Transportation Research Board; National Cooperative Highway Research Program; Adam M. Pike; Timothy P. Barrette; Shauna Hallmark; Nicole Oneyear; Guillermo Basulto-Elias; Omar Smadi; Raghavan Srinivasan; Wesley J. Kumfer; Taha Saleem; Fan Ye; Paul J. Carlson; H. Gene Hawkins; Tomás E. Lindheimer

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Performance Criteria for Retroreflective Pavement Markers. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26814.

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242 pages | 8.5 x 11 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26814

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-viii
Summary	1-8
Chapter 1 - Introduction	9-11
Chapter 2 - Literature Review	12-32
Chapter 3 - Survey and Review of State Practices	33-54
Chapter 4 - Treatment Recognition, Visibility, and Driver Behavior Evaluations	55-103
Chapter 5 - Driver Performance Evaluations	104-123
Chapter 6 - Other Research Areas	124-127
Chapter 7 - Findings and Suggested Research	128-134
References	135-138
State Policy Documents	139-148
Appendix A - Curve Study Exhibits	149-164
Appendix B - Recognition Study Exhibits	165-177
Appendix C - SHRP 2 NDS Exhibits	178-184
Appendix D - Field Speed Study	185-207
Appendix E - In-Service RPM Retroreflectivity Measurement	208-224
Appendix F - Practitioner s Guide for the Use of Retroreflective Pavement Markers	225-231
List of Abbreviations	232-236

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