Modified guidelines for left-turn lane geometry at intersections

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 677-688

  Easa, Said M ^a   Ali, Muhammad Z A ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geometry; Highway design; Intersections; Left turns; Road design; Sight distances

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; INTERSECTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

LEFT-TURNS; ROAD DESIGN; SIGHT DISTANCES;

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING;

TRANSPORTATION;

LANES;

EID: 24944538480     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2005)131:9(677)     Document Type: Article

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