Modeling operating speed and speed differential on two-lane rural roads

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 408-418

  Misaghi, P ^a   Hassan, Yasser ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Road design; Rural areas; Statistical models; Traffic speed; Transportation safety

Indexed keywords

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DATA ACQUISITION; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR EQUIPMENT; SPEED;

GEOMETRIC DESIGNS; HIGHWAY NETWORKS; RURAL HIGHWAYS; SPEED DIFFERENTIAL;

RURAL ROADS;

MODELING; PLANNING METHOD; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 20444446280     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2005)131:6(408)     Document Type: Review

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