Session 610
Roadside Safety
Wednesday, January 12, 2005, 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM, Shoreham
N. Kent Israel, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, presiding

Sponsored by:
Roadside Safety Design Committee (AFB20)

Note: This session presents the current practices and new guidelines for median design as well as techniques for evaluating the performance of roadside safety features.

State Transportation Agency Median Design and Safety Practices: Survey Results (05-1416)
Eric T. Donnell, Pennsylvania State University
Warren Hughes, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.

Developing Guidelines for Median Barrier Installation: Benefit-Cost Analysis with Texas Data (05-2786)**
Shaw-Pin Miaou, Transmidas Consulting Services
Roger P. Bligh, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Dominique Lord, Texas A&M University

Analysis and Testing of Florida Jersey Safety Shaped Bridge Rail (05-0944)
Dean C. Alberson, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
William Frederick Williams, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Charles Boyd, Florida Department of Transportation
Mark J. Bloschock, Texas Department of Transportation

Evaluation of Threshold Values of Acceleration Severity Index by Using Event Data Recorder Technology (05-2220)
Douglas John Gabauer, Bucknell University
Hampton Clay Gabler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

** Design and Construction Group Practice-Ready Paper

Subject Areas:
Design