Operating speed on crest vertical curves with limited stopping sight distance

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1701, 2000, Pages 25-31

  Fambro, D B ^a   Fitzpatrick, K ^a   Russell, C W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAKING; CURVES (ROAD); HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; SHOULDERS (ROAD); SPEED; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSPORTATION PERSONNEL;

CREST VERTICAL CURVES; DESIGN SPEED; LIMITED STOPPING SIGHT DISTANCE; OPERATING SPEED;

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING;

EID: 0034432784     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1701-04     Document Type: Article

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