PRESIDENT—Shawn Leight Crawford, Bunte, Brammeier PO Box 28727 St. Louis, Missouri 63146 (314) 878-6644 ext. 21 sleight@cbbtraff
PR ESID EN T’ S MESS AGE It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve MOVITE in 2009. This year has challenged our Institute and
2010 E XEC UTIVE BO AR D President Angelo Lombardo Vice President Brian Vines Secretary Cheryl Lambrecht Treasurer Mark Pohlmann
FROM THE EDITOR I am excited to take over duties as the MOVITE Journal Editor with this issue. I have been a member of MOVITE si
STRIKING FACTS ABOUT LIGHTNING PROTECTION By Mike Hoover and Jay Calhoun, PE VANUS, Inc. device to be protected. The Cone of Pro
an enhanced zone of protection within a specific, measurable radius and protection against lightning strikes in open spaces.‖ Di
SAFETY ISSUES OF LEFT-SIDE OFF-RAMPS ON FREEWAYS INTRODUCTION While no conclusions have been drawn on this topic through systema
Virginia. About half of all these crashes occurred when at -fault drivers were in the process of exiting interstates, and the cr
make the necessary maneuver. If the following distance was too close, a type 3 traffic conflict would occur. The type 4 conflict
Fa is the calculated value of the statewide crash rate of roadway classes from 1999 to 2003 in Florida. In this study, Fa is sel
I-275/31st Street is this type of design. Traffic Conflict Data To obtain the traffic conflict and lane change data for each fre
lane with two-lane exit ramps without an optional lane will increase crash counts at areas freeways diverge by 11.7%. The confli
Southbound left exit of I-275@I-175 This off-ramp is also a two-lane off-ramp with an optional lane. Three right-side off-ramps
the left-side and right-side off- ramps are equal. The goal of the t-test is to compare the calculated t value with the critical
the third site group, the calculated t value is smaller than the critical value. The results indicated that the average crash ra
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS To evaluate the effects of off-ramp location on traffic operations and safety, traffic conflict
exit to XXX‖, and left turn arrows. A final recommendation is to add some special characters on the existing traffic sign such a
UPCOMING EVENTS January 9-12, 2010 ITE Ancillary Meetings during 2010 TRB Annual Meeting and Exhibit Location: Marriott Wardman
August 8-11, 2010 ITE 2010 Annual Meeting and Exhibit Location: Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre Vancouver, British Colu
2009 ANNUAL MEETING SUMMARY By Brian Chandler, Missouri Director Sunday participants could choose from PTOE and PTP refresher co
Arkansas Iowa Kansas Oklahoma Missouri 21 Nebraska MOVITE JOURNAL - FALL/WINTER 2009 - www.movite.org
2009 ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS Each year MOVITE looks to recognize excellence in transportation by making awards to members whose co
Patrick T. McCoy Education Professional of the Year Award Ed Kannel, Ph.D., P.E. Professor, Iowa State University Best Student C
STUDENT POSTER CONTEST The MOVITE Board and 2009 Fall MOVITE Meeting attendees would like to express our appreciate on the effor
2009 MIDWESTERN DISTRICT AWARDS Student Poster Contest: There were five students out of seven students with entries into the 200
NEWS FROM ITE It is true that, for the most part, our life‘s work goes unrecognized. The roads we plan, design and build; the st
certification and learning. The Midwestern District currently has 1765 members, or 9.75% or the total membership of ITE. Neverth
AREA NEWS LOCATE‘s Annual Meeting will be held December 11 Lincoln Omaha Council Bluffs Association of Transportation Engineers
The KCITE chapter recently held a canned food drive,. The chapter collected 272 pounds of food for the local food bank. Upcoming
STU D EN T SCH OL AR SH IP F UN D The following people made donations to the MOVITE Student Scholarship Fund at the Annual MOVIT
IN MEMORI AM Daniel J. Hanson Sr. (F), Past President of MOVITE (1964), died on August 8, 2009 at the age of 80. Dan received hi
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MISSOURI VALLEY SECTION OF THE INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION ENGIN
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PRESIDENT—Shawn Leight Crawford, Bunte, Brammeier PO Box 28727 S
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PR ESID EN T’ S MESS AGE It has been an honor and a pleasure to
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2010 E XEC UTIVE BO AR D President Angelo Lombardo Vice Presiden
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FROM THE EDITOR I am excited to take over duties as the MOVITE J
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STRIKING FACTS ABOUT LIGHTNING PROTECTION By Mike Hoover and Jay
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an enhanced zone of protection within a specific, measurable rad
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SAFETY ISSUES OF LEFT-SIDE OFF-RAMPS ON FREEWAYS INTRODUCTION Wh
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Virginia. About half of all these crashes occurred when at -faul
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make the necessary maneuver. If the following distance was too c
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Fa is the calculated value of the statewide crash rate of roadwa
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I-275/31st Street is this type of design. Traffic Conflict Data
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lane with two-lane exit ramps without an optional lane will incr
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Southbound left exit of I-275@I-175 This off-ramp is also a two-
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the left-side and right-side off- ramps are equal. The goal of t
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the third site group, the calculated t value is smaller than the
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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS To evaluate the effects of off-r
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exit to XXX‖, and left turn arrows. A final recommendation is to
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UPCOMING EVENTS January 9-12, 2010 ITE Ancillary Meetings during
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August 8-11, 2010 ITE 2010 Annual Meeting and Exhibit Location:
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2009 ANNUAL MEETING SUMMARY By Brian Chandler, Missouri Director
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Arkansas Iowa Kansas Oklahoma Missouri 21 Nebraska
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2009 ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS Each year MOVITE looks to recognize e
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Patrick T. McCoy Education Professional of the Year Award Ed Kan
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STUDENT POSTER CONTEST The MOVITE Board and 2009 Fall MOVITE Mee
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2009 MIDWESTERN DISTRICT AWARDS Student Poster Contest: There we
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NEWS FROM ITE It is true that, for the most part, our life‘s wor
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certification and learning. The Midwestern District currently ha
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AREA NEWS LOCATE‘s Annual Meeting will be held December 11 Linco
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The KCITE chapter recently held a canned food drive,. The chapte
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STU D EN T SCH OL AR SH IP F UN D The following people made dona
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IN MEMORI AM Daniel J. Hanson Sr. (F), Past President of MOVITE
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