Prohibiting left-turn movements at mid-block unsignalized driveways: Simulation analysis

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 279-285

  Chowdhury, Mashrur ^a   Derov, Nichole ^a   Tan, Paulin ^a   Sadek, Adel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Intersections; Left turns; Traffic congestion; Traffic management; Traffic signals

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERSECTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

ACCESS MANAGEMENT; LEFT TURN MOVEMENTS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; UNSIGNALIZED DRIVEWAYS;

DRIVEWAYS;

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

EID: 16244382002     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2005)131:4(279)     Document Type: Article

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