CEGR 670 - Special Topics in Highway Safety

Three hours.
3 Credits

This is an elective course which discusses highway safety and design issues. The design of horizontal and vertical alignments as well as transition curves is covered. The causes of highway accidents and their relations to highway design elements such as side slope, roadway width, and sight distance, as well as to human elements are thoroughly investigated. Analysis of high accident locations, accident reducing measures, and highway economics is also covered. Students are expected to complete a course project in the broad area of highway safety and design.