Variation in freeway lane use patterns with volume, time of day, and location

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1934, 2005, Pages 132-139

  Amin, Mohammad R ^a   Banks, James H ^b  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

^b AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DATA REDUCTION; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CONGESTED FLOW; MIDDAY PERIODS; TRAFFIC FLOW; VEHICLE SPACING;

HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

EID: 33645754237     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1934-14     Document Type: Article

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