Roadway safety and tort liability
By: by John C. Glennon and Paul F. Hill.
Contributors: Hill, Paul F.; Glennon, John C.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Lawyers & Judges Pub. Co.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Tucson, AZ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 679
Subjects: Liability for traffic accidents -- United States.; Highway law -- United States.; Roads -- Design and construction -- Safety regulations -- United States.; Roads -- United States -- Maintenance and repair -- Safety measures.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Roadway defects and tort liability. c1996.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: An overview of roadway safety and tort liability; title: Roadside safety; title: Traffic barriers; title: Stopping sight distance; title: Intersection sight distance; title: Slippery pavements and hydroplaning sections; title: Pavement edge drops; title: Rail-highway grade crossings; title: Roadway curves; title: Construction and maintenance zones; title: Traffic control devices; title: Roadway maintenance; title: Introduction to Pt. II; title: Traffic signs : decision to install, missing, obscured, or improper; title: Traffic signals : decision to install, timing, inoperable or improper; title: Curves; title: Potholes and other surface defects; title: Ice, snow, sand, gravel, oil, or water on the road; title: Traffic barriers : guardrails, bridge rails, and median barriers; title: Trees, poles, posts, support columns, vegetation obstructing view; title: Railroad crossing; title: Objects thrown, dropped, or falling from bridge or overpass; title: Collisions with deer and other wild animals on the road; title: Shoulder, drop-off, and beyond the shoulder.