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Roadway
Safety and Tort Liability
John Glennon, D.Engr., PE,
and Paul F. Hill,
Esq
Second Edition, 6"
x 9", hardcover, 698 pages
Includes CD-ROM
2004, Lawyers
and Judges
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Table of Contents
Roadway
Safety and Tort Liability, the second
edition of Roadway Defects and Tort Liability, provides
you with an extensive review of roadway design, traffic safety
and legal cases. You will review the numerous attempts made to
reduce the number of traffic accidents on our roadways and you
will understand that although cars are safer for the occupants,
driver education has improved and roadway design has advanced,
there are still faulty practices and applications that continue
to persist on American roadways and railroad crossings.
This new edition
has been expanded into two sections. The first section,
written by John C. Glennon, D.Engr, P.E, one of the world’s
leading roadway experts, examines the various components that
make a road either safe or unsafe, from signals and signs to traffic
barriers and pavement edge drops. It will give you many valuable
insights on the roadway design, roadway maintenance, traffic engineering,
and human factor aspects of roadway and traffic safety. Glennon’s
chapters review the prevailing and historical standards, accident
circumstances, elements of hazard, technical aspects of roadway
defects cases and rules of thumb. His section is loaded with photos,
graphs and tables that illustrate not only design defects but
also defects caused by aging barriers, construction zones, potholes,
debris and insufficient signage. By reading through the first
section of this book, it becomes clear to you how these defects
lead to trouble for motor-vehicle operators.
Section
II, by Paul Hill, it comprised of entirely new material.
You will be provided an overview of actual suits brought against
states, municipalities and cities for accidents claimed to have
been caused because of a defect with the roadway. Each chapter
in this new section is dedicated to court cases involving one
or more of the roadway safety topics discussed in the first section
of the book. You will be able to review cases that involve accidents
caused by missing signals, debris, traffic barriers, shoulder
drop-offs, trees and more. Where applicable, cases from various
states are cited to give you an insight into different states’
laws. Moreover, Mr. Hill discusses the court’s opinion and
offers an explanation to why judgments were granted in some and
denied in others.
As if that
is not enough, you will also receive a copy of both the 2001 and
2003 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices on CD-ROM and the
Code of Federal Regulations (a value of $69.00) absolutely
FREE. With this information you will be able to review
the standards, options, guidance and support that government entities
and transportation professionals use to make decisions about roadway
design and traffic control devices. This all-inclusive package
will be essential for any case relating to roadway safety.
Topics include:
- Rail-highway
grade crossing
- Overview
of roadway safety and tort liability
- Roadside safety
- Traffic barriers
- Slippery pavement
and hydroplaning
- Intersection
sight distance
- Roadway maintenance
- Traffic control
devices
- Construction
zones
- Pavement edge
drops
- Collisions
with wild animals
Reviews
The Legal Investigator - August 1,
1996
"Somewhat of a companion to Forensic
Aspects of Driver Perception and Response, this is also
a first-rate book with everything you ever wanted to know about
roadway defects: roadway maintenance, traffic control devices,
work zone safety, rail/highway crossings, and any other areas
having to do with the road and its effect on traffic accidents.
...The graphs are excellent, and the text is easy to understand.
This is an excellent addition to the library of the serious motor
vehicle collision investigator/expert. Lawyers & Judges Publishing
has produced another fine product for your investigative library."
Trial
Magazine - February 1, 1997
Will provide a toolbox not only for lawyers responsible for
representing consumers injured on the road but also for roadway
agencies.
N.A.T.A.R.I.
Newsletter, Vol. 15, No. 2. - May 13, 2003
One that
sheriffs, police chiefs and traffic captains should have in their
agency's training library . . . Though originally written primarily
for plaintiff and defense lawyers, expert witnesses in the litigation
of roadway defects cases, and roadway agency personnel, the book
should benefit both accident investigators and reconstructionists.
Better
Roads Magazine - December 1, 1996
Do you want
to know how to protect your agency from roadway defects lawsuits?
If so, read Roadway Defects and Tort Liability. He pays
special attention to interpretation of the Manual of Uniform Traffic
Control Devices and the usual court interpretation of what it
says. He also discusses contradictions found in the MUTCD- an
essential area to study before going to court.
By: James
R. Loumiet, Loumiet & Associates, Independence, MO - June
5, 1996
No other publication even comes close to addressing the technical
and legal issues of these cases with the breadth and depth that
Glennon does. The material is logically organized, concise, and
easy to read.
Table of Contents
Related books:
Forensic Aspects of Driver
Perception and Response
Human Factors in Traffic Safety
Motorcycle Accident Reconstruction and Litigation
Pedestrian Accident Reconstruction and Litigation
Traffic
Safety
Table
of Contents
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for a Detailed Table of Contents
PART
I
1. An Overview of Roadway Safety and Tort Liability
2. Roadside Safety
3. Traffic Barriers
4. Stopping Sight Distance
5. Intersection Sight Distance
6. Slippery Pavements and Hydroplaning Sections
7. Pavement Edge Drops
8. Rail-Highway Grade Crossings
9. Roadway Curves
10. Construction and Maintenance Zones
11. Traffic Control Devices
12.
Roadway Maintenance
Part
II
13. Introduction to Part II
14. Traffic Signs: Decision to Install, Missing, Obscured, or
Improper
15. Traffic Signals: Decision to Install, Timing, Inoperable or
Improper
16. Curves
17. Potholes and Other Surface Defects
18. Ice, Snow, Sand, Gravel, Oil, or Water on the Road
19. Shoulder, Drop-Off, and Beyond the Shoulder
20. Traffic Barriers: Guardrails, Bridge Rails, and Median Barriers
21. Trees, Poles, Posts, Support Columns, Vegetation Obstructing
View
22. Railroad Crossing
23. Objects Thrown, Dropped, or Falling from Bridge or Overpass
24. Collisions with Deer and Other Wild Animals on the Road
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