The Safety Edge

This report summarizes a recent assessment of the Safety Edge that was performed to determine the feasibility of using this pavement edge treatment on Oregon construction projects. The report includes a review of research that has been published about the performance of the Safety Edge. The report also incorporates a state of practice review of the states currently using or considering the use of this treatment. Specifications, standard drawings, or technical documents developed by other agencies are included in the report appendix.

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This report summarizes a recent assessment of the Safety Edge that was performed to determine the feasibility of using this pavement edge treatment on Oregon construction projects. The report includes a review of research that has been published about the performance of the Safety Edge. The report also incorporates a state of practice review of the states currently using or considering the use of this treatment. Specifications, standard drawings, or technical documents developed by other agencies are included in the report appendix.

"Between periods of maintenance, pavement-edge drop-offs can form along the edge of highways. When a driver runs off the roadway, such drop-offs can hinder reentry and may lead to driver overcorrection, loss of control, or overturning on the roadway or roadside. The safety edge is a treatment that is implemented in conjunction with pavement resurfacing and is intended to help minimize drop-off-related crashes. This report examines the safety effects, costs, and benefits of this low-cost treatment for two-lane and multilane rural highways. The safety research was conducted as an observational before-after evaluation of treated sites using the empirical Bayes method. The economic appraisal consisted of a benefit-cost analysis"--Technical report documentation page.

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