Safety Performance Enhancement Analysis of Rumble Stripes with Elements: A Case Study on RuralHighway US 285 in New Mexico

Final Report August 31, 2016 Safety Performance Enhancement Analysis of Rumble Stripes with Elements: A Case Study on Rural Highway US 285 in New Mexico SOLARIS Consortium, Tier 1 University Transportation Center Center for Advanced Transportation Education and Research Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV 89557 Guohui Zhang, Ph.D., P.E. Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering University of New Mexico Rafiqul Tarefder, Ph.D., P.E. Professor Department of Civil Engineering University of New Mexico A Tier 1 university transportation center led by the University of Nevada, Reno.

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