Evaluation of Truck Operating Characteristics on a Rural Interstate Freeway with Median Lane Truck Restriction

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1856, 2003, Pages 54-61

  Mugarula, Naziru ^a   Mussa, Renatus N ^a  

^a FAMU FSU COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MEDIAN DIVIDERS; PASSENGER CARS; PAVEMENTS; SATELLITES; TRAFFIC SIGNS; TRUCK DRIVERS; TRUCK TRANSPORTATION; VISIBILITY;

SIGHT DISTANCE PROBLEMS; STEEP GRADES; TRUCK OPERATING CHARACTERSITICS; TRUCK TRAFFIC;

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 2142755903     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1856-06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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