FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HONORED FOR FRICTION TREATMENT THAT REDUCES STOPPING DISTANCES AT INTERSECTIONS
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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) was honored today with a 2023 National Roadway Safety Award for demonstrating how increasing pavement friction helps motorists stop more quickly and retain better control at high-speed intersections.
Key Points:
- Florida and other states had used specially engineered material to increase friction on curves to prevent vehicles from running off the road.
- However, this is believed to have been the first time a U.S. transportation agency has used intersection high friction treatment to reduce stopping distances and study its effect on driver stopping behaviors at signalized intersections, as is done in some European countries.
- FDOT's two-year before and after study found that the increased friction reduced improper stopping behaviors at the three signalized intersections.
- "It helps reduce stopping distance and improper stopping behaviors invading the crosswalks at signalized intersections."