Changes in flow-density relationship due to environmental, vehicle, and driver characteristics

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1644, 1998, Pages 47-56

  Kockelman, Kara Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAKING; POLYNOMIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

HOMOGENEOUS ROADWAY SEGMENTS FLOW-VERSUS-DENSITY RELATIONSHIPS; THIRD-ORDER POLYNOMIAL REGRESSIONS;

STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 0032208473     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1644-06     Document Type: Article

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