A detailed evaluation of ramp metering impacts on driver behaviour

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-75

  Wu, J ^a,b   McDonald, M ^a   Chatterjee, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Driving behaviour; Motorway; On ramp operation; Ramp metering

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; INTERSECTIONS; RAILROAD TRAFFIC CONTROL; SPEED CONTROL; VIDEO CAMERAS;

BEHAVIOR; MOTORWAY TRAFFIC; ON RAMP OPERATION; RAMP METERING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 33750331087     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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