Evaluating networkwide effects of variable message signs in the Netherlands

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1689, 1999, Pages 60-67

  Kraan, Mariëtte ^a   Van Der Zijpp, Nanne ^b   Tutert, Bas ^a   Vonk, Tanja ^c   Van Megen, Dorry ^c  

^a Goudappel Coffeng BV   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c RIJKSWATERSTAAT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; QUEUEING THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

STIMULUS-RESPONSE ANALYSIS; VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS (VMS);

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

EID: 0033225592     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1689-09     Document Type: Article

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