Audio/Visual Demonstration

An Audio/Visual Demonstration of Rumble Strips

Below you will find dramatic evidence of what rumble strips sound like, both from a car and from the cab of a commercial truck.

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Comparison of a Car on
Rolled and Milled Rumble Strips
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Car on Rumble Strips [3.3MB]
(comparison of rolled and milled)		 Comparison of a Commercial Vehicle
on Rolled and Milled Rumble Strips
This is a movie called Rumble Strips - Comparison of a Commercial Vehicle on Rolled and Milled Rumble
Truck on Rumble Strips [5.25MB]
(comparison of rolled and milled)

Program Contact

Cathy Satterfield

708-283-3552

What’s New

Proposed Revision of the 2009 MUTCD – Compliance Dates NEW!

FHWA Technical Advisory T 5040.40: Center Line Rumble Strips NEW!

FHWA Memo: Technical Advisories for Rumble Strips NEW!

Roadway Departure Safety Implementation Plans

Roadway Departure Countermeasures

Roadside Design: Steel Strong Post W-beam. A guidance memo was issued on May 17, 2010 on the height of guardrail for new installations. Guidance regarding existing guardrail will be developed in the next several months, in consultation with AASHTO's Technical Committee on Roadside Safety.

Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [HTML, PDF]

MUTCD Text of the Proposed Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity Standard

Summary of the MUTCD Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity Standard

Revised Assessment of Economic Impacts of Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity

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