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Title: MACFHWA
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MAC-FHWA
Federal Highway Administration
- Motorcyclist Advisory Council
- Federal Highway Administration
By Martin Calawa, ITS/Safety Engineer
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SAFETEA-LU
- Mandates MAC Establishment
- Established by Secretary through Federal Highway
Administration - To Coordinate with and Advise on Infrastructure
Issues
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SAFETEA-LUInfrastructure Issues Mandated
- Barrier Design
- Road Design, Construction and Maintenance
practices - Implementation of ITS Technologies Architecture
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SAFETEA-LUSpecified Membership
- Not more than 10 Members
- One Each Recommended by
- a National Motorcycle Riders Foundation
- a National Motorcyclist Association
- a National Org. representing Highway Builders
- a National Org. representing the Traffic Safety
Systems Industry
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SAFETEA-LUSpecified Membership
- 1 from a National Safety Org.
- 1 from the National Association of State
Motorcycle Safety Administrators - 2 members from State Motorcycles Organizations,
and - 1 or 2 motorcyclists who are traffic systems
design engineers or State transportation dept.
officials
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Council Selection
- Notice of Intent published in Federal Register
Dec. 23, 2005 - 44 Nominations Received
- FHWA selected Members based on
- Mandated requirements
- Congressional Recommendations
- Experience
- Geographical Representation
- of States
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First MAC Meeting
- October 24, 2006
- In Washington DC at FHWA HQ
- Kick-off
- presentation by Mary Peters
- Attended by
- FHWA Administrator Rick Capka
- Associate Administrator Jeff Lindley
- Meeting Run by Designated Federal Official
Michael Halladay, - Office of Safety
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Council Comments
- General Comments
- Designs currently based on carsmotorcycles not
considered - Awareness/education is a big issue
- Designers think of motorist only
- Things have changed due to growth of motorcycles
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Barrier Comments
- program, Safer signs, are yours break-away
- how to make more motorcycle-friendly barriers?
- Asked, Research on Effects of Guardrail on
Motorcycles? - Raised Medians are a problem can they be simply
painted medians?
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Design Comments
- Issue is pavement markings as significant
contributors to motorcycle crashes should be
looked into - add skid resistance to pavement markings
especially intersections - Thermo-Plastic buildup
- Markings become invisible in wet weather. (Retro)
Reflectivity is important
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Design comments (Continued)
- Break-away Signs? Not for Motorcycles
- Warning signing for hazards
- Motorcycle specific signage vs. generic signs for
all
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Construction Comments
- Steel plates!
- Milled surfaces Builder Awareness
- Bridge expansion joints
- temporary crossover lanes, transition from
concrete to asphalt is a problem - uneven pavement
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Maintenance
- settlement of bridges is issue
- joints not aligned w/lane markings
- Preventative maintenance
- Potholes more dangerous to MCs
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Discussion Summary
- Most engineers are not motorcyclists... All about
awareness
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Council Member Suggestion
- toll free phone number for reporting problems
like potholes (motorcycle), reported directly to
maintenance - Web page for Motorcycles
- FHWA to develop a brochure to raise awareness of
motorcycle concerns to designers - put best practices on sites
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