Wide centerline treatments can reduce cross centerline fatal and serious injury crashes by up to 30%. Often lanes can be narrowed to accommodate the treatment and the wide centerline is best complemented with audio tactile edge line and centerline.
While a central flexible barrier system provides better Safe System alignment, wide centerlines are categorised as a ‘step towards’ Safe System treatment as there is the ability to retrofit them with a central barrier system in the future (site specific conditions permitting).
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