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An Analysis Of Traffic Accidents On County Roads, D. F. Petty, H. L. Michael Dec 1962

An Analysis Of Traffic Accidents On County Roads, D. F. Petty, H. L. Michael

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Publications

The purpose of this research was to investigate the causes of and determine possible remedies for the rising number of county road accidents in Indiana. County road accidents were defined for the purpose of this study as all traffic accidents occurring on roads which are administered by the County Commissioners in Indiana except accidents occurring at intersections of county roads with state highways. These latter accidents are normally charged to state highways. The information used in this research was obtained from accident records. The best available source of this type of information, the accident reports which are filed at the …


Principles Of Highway Drainage And Erosion Control, John L. Sanborn Aug 1962

Principles Of Highway Drainage And Erosion Control, John L. Sanborn

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Publications

This manual is an attempt to describe the important principles of highway drainage and erosion control, and to describe some specific applications of those principles .


County Subdivision Control: Model Ordinance With Discussion, William Joseph Head Jul 1962

County Subdivision Control: Model Ordinance With Discussion, William Joseph Head

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Publications

The purpose of this manual is to impress upon the reader the urgent need for sound planning and to show what tools are available to facilitate the job of planning and (2) to provide a rough framework, a "model subdivision ordinance," around which a county can build a subdivision ordinance tailored to its particular needs and circumstances.

It must be emphasized that the values appearing in this manual are only typical minimal values. The model ordinance is quite general—any county wishing to adopt this ordinance would be obliged to initiate a study to determine to what extent the model ordinance …


Handbook Of Facts And Figures On Indiana County Roads—Including Directory Of Indiana County Highway Departments, Jean E. Hittle May 1962

Handbook Of Facts And Figures On Indiana County Roads—Including Directory Of Indiana County Highway Departments, Jean E. Hittle

Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Publications

This handbook will assist county road officials in the planning of county road operations. The data and information included in this handbook are either statistical or public information which are already available from the official sources, but which needed to be brought together for convenient distribution and use.