An
initial visit is made to the trouble spot to
- Gain familiarity with the
site conditions and observe traffic operations.
- Collect information for
constructing a condition diagram or scaled drawing of the important physical features
of the roadway location. See the following figure for a sample diagram.
-
Identify possible safety deficiencies.
Condition Diagram for an
Intersection 
An example
of a completed field-review checklist for an intersection follows. This is a checklist
completed by an engineer after a field visit to a potentially hazardous site.
It is included as an example of the types of activities and analyses carried out
during field studies.
Click here to view field-review
checklist
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