Development and field evaluation of variable advisory speed limit system for work zones

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2015, 2007, Pages 12-18

  Kwon, Eil ^a   Brannan, Daniel ^b   Shouman, Kahled ^b   Isackson, Cassandra ^b   Arseneau, Bernie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DATA ACQUISITION; SPEED CONTROL;

DRIVER COMPLIANCE RATE; SPEED LIMIT SYSTEM; WORK ZONE BOUNDARY;

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 39349105489     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2015-02     Document Type: Article

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