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This book is out of print. A second edition is now available. This new 2004 edition, Roadway Safety and Tort Liability (Click Here).is now available. The book presents a comprehensive treatment of the subject of roadway defects. Written by one of the world's leading roadway safety experts, the book gives many valuable insights on the roadway design, roadway maintenance, traffic engineering, and human factors aspects of roadway safety. Although this book has a wealth of information both for plaintiff and defense lawyers and for expert witnesses in the litigation of roadway defects cases, the author's hope is that it will serve best as a safety toolbox for roadway agencies. From an ongoing dialogue about the major issues surrounding the most prevalent roadway defect categories, a clear focus on prevalent roadway safety problems and their best candidate solution should emerge. The book addresses eleven major categories of roadway defects claimed in U.S. tort actions, as follows: Roadside Hazards Railroad Grade Crossing Defects Traffic Barrier Defects Roadway Curve Defects Sight Restrictions Construction and Maintenance Zone Defects Slippery Pavements Traffic Control Device Defects Hydroplaning Sections Roadway Maintenance Defects Pavement Edge Drops Chapters are arranged by defect category and include topics such as; historical perspective, elements of hazard, accident statistics, standards, acceptable practices, authoritative sources, technical aspects of tort cases, accident reconstruction aspects, typical defense arguments, and a complete but concise list of key references.