Highway Safety and Trees: The Delicate Balance
This DVD depicts the importance of trees near roadway systems and the dangers they can present.
This DVD shows how the U.S. Department of Transportation is working to balance the positive values of trees with the potential hazards that they can present. A majority of the decisions made involve proper management and effective landscaping of the roadways. An important role described by D.O.T. officials is to find various ways to minimize the risk of collisions with trees.
Duration of film: 11:59
Federal Highway Administration
2006
FHWA-SA-06-12
DVD
Health (human), Safety Issues, Landscape Design
National
Tree Placement, Public Safety, Tree Placement, Public Safety
MW: S-CDVD-MD-06-001
MWCU&CF