TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 600: Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems explores human factors principles and findings for consideration by highway designers and traffic engineers. The report is designed to help the nonexpert in human factors to consider more effectively the roadway user’s capabilities and limitations in the design and operation of highway facilities. Chapter 6 is expected in late 2008/early 2009. Additional chapters will be developed under NCHRP Project 17-41 according to the priorities established by the project panel and are expected in late 2010.
Chapters currently available in the NCHRP Report 600 series are linked to below:
Chapter 1. Why Have Human Factors Guidelines for Road Systems? Chapter 2. How to Use this Document Chapter 3. Finding Information Like a Road User Chapter 4. Integrating Road User, Highway Design, and Traffic Engineering Needs Chapter 5. Sight Distance Guidelines Chapter 6. Curves (Horizontal Alignment) Chapter 7. Grades (Vertical Alignment) Chapter 8. Tangent Sections and Roadside (Cross Section) Chapter 9. Transition Zones Between Varying Road Designs Chapter 10. Non-Signalized Intersections Chapter 11. Signalized Intersections Chapter 12. Interchanges Chapter 13. Construction and Work Zones Chapter 14. Rail-Highway Grade Crossings Chapter 15. Special Considerations for Urban Environments Chapter 16. Special Considerations for Rural Environments Chapter 17. Speed Perception, Speed Choice, and Speed Control Forthcoming Chapter 18. Signing Chapter 19. Variable Message Signs Chapter 20. Markings Chapter 21. Lighting Chapter 22. Tutorials 1 & 2 Chapter 22. Tutorial 3 Chapter 22, Tutorial 4, 5 & 6 Chapter 23. References Chapter 24. Glossary Chapter 25. Index Chapter 26. Abbreviations Chapter 27. Equations