Citation

Ballard AJ. Transp. Res. Rec. 1983; 923: 35-42.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

Drivers who lose control of their heavy vehicles on long, steep downgrades have an alternative to riding out the hill when a truck escape ramp is on the grade. There are six basic types of escape ramps in the United States. Only recently has there been an appreciable increase in the advancement of truck escape-ramp technology. Many of these advancements were developed by state transportation agencies and are documented individually in the various states' reports. The purpose of this paper is to provide a pool of information on the characteristics of the many truck escape ramps that are found in the numerous literature sources throughout the United States.

Language: en

Keywords

HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; MOTOR TRUCKS - Accident Prevention