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Cichlidae posted:We've got a bit of free time, so here's a quick rundown of the agencies in the USA most responsible for transportation-related policy. Great thread! I'm a civil engineer that works mostly on land development projects(bluhhhhh). My company's done some roadway improvement stuff too, but it's been pretty minor. Out of curiosity, I'm thinking about getting into the transportation side of things since I don't much like what I'm doing now. I'm planning on going back for a master's degree with a transportation focus, and was wondering if you had any tips for getting into either DOTS or transportation divisions in some larger companies. Also, a little more on topic, do you think that the Green book is abused a little bit when dealing with smaller local roads? For example, in my area we have to design local roads to municipal standards. Fair enough. However, most of these criteria are pulled out of the green book, which to me is overkill for roads that are like 25-35 mph tops. You've got poo poo like superelevation, extra wide lanes and so forth on these residential roads, and to me it seems like a safety issue. You've designed a road to be "safe" for cars flying along at high speeds, and then people of course do just that through residential neighborhoods. Whereas older neighborhoods with narrow streets, sharp turns and so forth seem to have people driving at an overall lower speed when I drive on them. Do you have an opinion, or have you seen any data on this type thing (pedestrian/vehicle accidents by neighborhood and such)? I don't know, it just doesn't strike me as particularly safe.
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