Framework for Investigation of Level-of-Service Criteria and Thresholds on Rural Freeways

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1852, 2003, Pages 239-245

  Kim, Jin Tae ^a   Courage, Kenneth G ^b   Washburn, Scott S ^b   Bonyani, Gina ^c  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c MS 19   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SURVEYS;

ACCELERATION NOISE; LEVEL-OF-SERVICE; RURAL FREEWAYS; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS;

HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

EID: 2142807354     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1852-29     Document Type: Conference Paper

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