Speed distribution curves under mixed traffic conditions

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 475-481

  Dey, Pratim Partha ^a   Chandra, Satish ^a   Gangopadhaya, S ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b CENTRAL ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Highway transportation; Traffic management; Traffic speed

Indexed keywords

HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; MANAGEMENT; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SPEED;

BIMODAL CURVE; SPEED DISTRIBUTION CURVES; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRAFFIC SPEED; UNIMODAL CURVE;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33646713473     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2006)132:6(475)     Document Type: Article

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