SAFER ROADS
AMERICAN OPINION While much effort has been directed! recently at improving both the motor-1 vehicle and the driver's skill in the interest of road safety, there is still a great deal to be done in improving, the highways, according to Mr Charles M. director of. the American Road Builders' Association. Mr Upham pointed to 10 major improvements from the highway safety standpoint which he holds are necessary to reduce the accident toll. They are:— 1. Flattening of curves and reduction of grades. 2. Elimination of narrow bridges and underpasses. 3. Elimination of level crossings, both at railway crossings and highway intersections. 4. Widening of traffic lanes to a minimum of 10 feet.' 5. Construction of suitable guardrails. 6. Construction of wide, stable shoulders. 7. Construction of non-skid surfaces and elimination of high crowns. 8. Banking of curves. 9. Construction of sidewalks where necessary. 10. Illumination and installation of signs and signals.
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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21387, 1 February 1935, Page 18
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