摘要: |
Truck-mounted attenuators (TMAs) are an integral part of work-zone safety and overall road safety. These systems are primarily used in work zones of moderate and short duration. As these systems have been used in the United States for more than 20 years, most, if not all, international standards for TMAs refer to, or directly use the U.S. performance standards, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 230 and the current NCHRP Report 350. The one exception to this is the United Kingdom, which has three performance standards. Two of these are American, and one is uniquely English. A brief overview of the relevant tests in the current U.S. standard is presented, followed by an overview of standards on a country-by-country basis of those countries that use or acknowledge the use of TMAs as an effective safety tool. Concluding remarks concern the future use of TMAs and what their standards will include for the countries of Europe, Scandinavia, the United Kingdom, and Australasia. |